Affordable Housing

Mark your calendar for October 24th.  Hamilton can’t make progress on affordable housing without the leadership and robust investment of our federal government. Jacob Gorenkoff of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association is an ideal speaker to talk about what Ottawa is doing now and what it needs to do to co-ordinate an urgent, all-out, … Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was strongly criticized after visiting Hamilton recently and suggesting housing affordability wasn’t primarily a federal responsibility. Our Affordable Housing Team agrees with countless experts that the national government must take the lead to tackle the worsening affordability crisis. We are planning a fall event to focus on what Ottawa is doing, … Read more

You have likely read that more than 300 people overflowed the gym at Bennetto Elementary school Saturday for a meeting on the planned North End location of the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters village. Lots of anger, most directed at the city, and lots of concern. HATS plans much more engagement with those living near … Read more

The tiny cabin that’s been in our church parking lot will finally be used! The Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (H.A.T.S.) has approval to proceed from city council. In a 10-6 vote on Monday August 14, 2023, Hamilton City council endorsed a staff recommendation for a two-year pilot project for a tiny cabin village of … Read more

City of Hamilton staff proposals for dealing with encampments will be presented to city councillors on August 14/23. That plan likely will include provision for “sanctioned encampments,” that is, encampments that the city both allows and provides services for. A key question will be whether the tiny cabin village proposed by the Hamilton Alliance for … Read more