The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Jennifer WallaceWe hope you will join the Sunday service at 10:30am on April 14th, Earth Day “Bursting into Spring”. Following the service, visit the Garden Team and Climate Team table in the foyer. Copies of the congregant-created Plant-Based Cook Booklet will be available. Or save trees and download your own copy from the church website, available … Read more
We continue to celebrate spring by connecting you to organizations and events in Hamilton and area that focus on local climate solutions and activities. Community Earth Day series at McMaster Check out McMaster’s community ecological events and connect with nature through their sustainability series. https://nature.mcmaster.ca/events/community-campus-ecological-stewardship-event-earth-day-series/ Action 13 hosts an evening with author … Read more
Canada has long signed on to international agreements that make safe, secure, affordable housing a human right. And that right is now recognized in Canadian law. A recent article tackles what it means: https://maytree.com/publications/we-cant-let-myths-about-the-human-right-to-housing-hold-us-back/
Investors are buying up a large share of recently built housing (in some cities, it’s a majority of the units), a significant factor in the soaring cost of home ownership, an interesting article in a just-launched new journal, Perspectives, argues. https://perspectivesjournal.ca/housing-investor-ownership-part-1/
Ontario budget has almost NOTHING NEW for affordable housing Ontario’s 2024 budget dashed hopes for new housing investments. Released last week, the budget provides no new money for capital funding to build new non-profit housing. Nothing. There is new money for housing-related infrastructure and a bit of new money to operate supportive housing, some of … Read more