The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Jennifer WallaceThe federal government has boasted of new investments in affordable housing. But the Parliamentary Budget Office, which provides independent analysis, calculates that those new investments will be more than offset by cuts made in the 2025 federal budget and the expiry of funding for existing housing programs. The net result is that total federal planned … Read more
The holiday season presents big challenges as we try to make greener choices and cut waste. Here are more suggestions. What to serve? We know that reducing consumption of animal products has a positive impact on our health and the health of the planet. And we want to serve dishes that are especially tasty and … Read more
Each year at our Christmas Eve service, our offering is donated to a local charity. This year, donations will go to our housing partner Sacajawea Non-Profit Homes, which started work this fall on a 40-unit supportive housing project on Gage North and will soon begin a 30-unit project just up the street at 195 Dundurn … Read more
Congregant Jen Reid has been part of an Art and Climate Change project, the results of which will be on display at a reception this Sunday noon to 2 p.m. at the Dundas Valley School of Art. The show continues until January 9. The project tries to imagine a more wholistic approach to the land … Read more
A special review panel has outlined how federal housing policies are failing women, trans, two-spirit and gender-diverse people. Housing Minister Gregor Robertson now has 120 days to respond. Particularly interesting is the Neha (“our way” in Mohawk) report summarizing what the panel heard during its consultations. Some participants criticized goals based on “adequate” housing as … Read more