Jennifer Wallace

The Speech from the Throne that opened the latest session of the federal Parliament this past Tuesday was vague, as speeches from the throne always are—even vaguer than campaign pitches. Given that, it’s worth noting that housing was mentioned more often than the other focus areas of our congregation.  There were six references to housing … Read more

First, the city cleared people experiencing homelessness from parks. For the past two weeks, they’ve been clearing them out of the wooded area along the rail trail between Wentworth and Gage. Threatened with tickets that they can’t pay, people are scared and being traumatized as they pack what they can carry and move—where? There is … Read more

An enthusiastic audience member came away from last Saturday’s Co-operative events convinced that co-op housing “is the best way to live,” especially for young families and seniors. The event drew relatively few people—about three dozen—but those who came heard lots about how co-op housing works, its benefits and some of the challenges and opportunities of … Read more

People representing the city of Hamilton and three local agencies will discuss the challenges and future of affordable housing in Hamilton in a Zoom webinar at noon next Tuesday. Speakers are Michelle Baird, director of housing with the City of Hamilton; Katrina Gervais, a member of the Roundtable, which is organizing the event; Renee Wetselaar, … Read more

.  Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing held an open house on Monday (May 5/25) for neighbours of its latest project, which will be at 95 Dundurn South, just up the street from our church. Drawings displayed at the event, held in our sanctuary, showed a building that has parking, storage and equipment spaces on the ground floor, … Read more