The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Jennifer WallaceA recent article in the Globe and Mail outlines the growing challenges. From the Globe and Mail, February 9, 2024 An organization representing First Nations across northern Ontario says it is declaring a state of emergency because warmer weather has left some winter roads that its communities rely on for essential goods unpassable. Leaders of … Read more
Hamilton Public Library Black History Month Events A variety of musical and literary events, all free. Check out the calendar at the link below. https://www.hpl.ca/events/all/Black%20History%20Month . Reclaiming Black Joy Through Togetherness, Wed., Feb. 21st, 5-7:30 pm, Central Pubic Library, 55 York Blvd., Hamilton. A night of food, music, performances and art to celebrate Black History Month … Read more
Announcing three upcoming events that support biodiversity, urban forests and repairing rather than purchasing. Grimsby Seedy Saturday, February 10th https://events.grimsby.ca/library/Detail/2024-02-10-1100-Seedy-Saturday The event includes a full range of seeds and supplies and features a number of expert speakers. Action 13 Repair Café Saturday Feb 10, 2024 10 am to 1 pm For more … Read more
Maclean’s magazine has an interview with Hamilton’s Ward 3 Councillor Nrinder Nann, explaining the city’s new bylaw to protect tenants and deter unnecessary evictions: https://macleans.ca/society/hamilton-renoviction-policy/ The article wrongly says rents for Hamilton one-bedroom apartments doubled between 2019 and 2023. They rose a lot but not that much. Rentals.ca reports show average one-bedroom rents in vacant … Read more
‘Homelessness is a Housing Problem’: An online discussion Tuesday February 13 Many things get blamed for homelessness. So, researchers Greg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern looked at statistics to try to explain why homelessness rates vary so wildly across the United States. Data on mental illness, drug use, poverty, weather, generosity of public assistance, and … Read more