The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
By sharing our homes, we can help ease the housing crisis in the city at the same time as we help with climate change. That was the key message at the June 5 home sharing event organized by Eco-Locke and held in the sanctuary of the First Unitarian Church of Hamilton. Graham Cubitt of Indwell … Read more
There are solutions! Read the Affordable Housing Team’s list of good ideas here.
Last year, the city created an affordable housing investment plan and a Housing Secretariat to implement it. A first step was setting up a process for pre-approving possible projects, so the city is ready when federal or provincial funding is available. Twenty-seven proposals were submitted to build 1,620 affordable units. The city has committed to … Read more
Our church’s Affordable Housing Team was blown away with the beauty of the apartments that Sacajawea has created in its newest building, which we toured last week. 16 Steven was a factory and, most recently, the Pearl Company performance space. Many of the original wood floors were cleaned and preserved. Ceilings are high, windows large … Read more
Europe has a reputation as a place that is generally ahead of the curve on things like social housing. So it might surprise some Canadians to learn that much of the EU is well into the throes of a full-blown housing affordability crisis — and the general patterns bear a striking resemblance to our own. … Read more