Happy Anniversary, Hamilton Native Housing.

Today’s date will live in infamy it was the beginning of the end for KMHC, it was time for the public to know their shameful ways. The blogs have grown from a few sentences to 3 or more paragraphs and I enjoyed writing every one and I have no regrets. According to my stats this is the 100^th blog so today I’m going to keep it light & jovial by showing a cartoon of HSC Ingrid Nosel & her goofy looking husband in the morning.

My version of Ingrid and John. :D

Tenant funny moments:

When Holy Moses gave Spencer a hug at his sobriety luncheon Spencer said to him “It’s ok..I’m not going anywhere”. :D

One time at a presentation Norma started laughing at Ingrid as she stood at the entrance door, Ingrid was totally baffled and you could tell she was uncomfortable. I think Norma noticed Ingrid had toilet paper trailing from the back of her pants again. ;) LOL

One afternoon I was chatting with a few tenants in the community room while watching the AFN voting when Delores said to me “Tony would you like to be Chief of this place?” I said “No Freakin Way! There are too many Chiefs around here and not enough Indians”…We all had a big laugh over that.

Tenant Deano…what a funny character when we’re walking along the street or in the hallway we sometimes poke fun and crack jokes about the staff & select tenants who annoy us. All the way from Charles beer gut to Ingrid’s flabby arms to Teresa’s "monkey walk" dance. :D…

Once again I thank all the readers who drop by, coffee & cake are being served in the foyer. :)

Comments

Poor Working Environment

My unit is located near the KMHC office, along with a friendly wave or hello I see the junior staff going about their business in a cheerful manner with the exception of one employee. You would think KMHC has a pleasant working environment but that is not the case. March 2016 is when Urban Native Homes head office was forced to move from their former spacious location to the cramp basement level of KMHC. There were approx. 8-10 staff members at the time. Then the Urban Native Homes financial scandal broke out and soon after the current UNH acting director’s illicit past became public knowledge, everyone was worried will they have a job. Fearful meetings going on in the community room, the rumor mill was in full rotation while I just stood back and observed the panic. Check your search engine it states this building location is Urban Native Homes head office yet that is not correct. There is no real head office, the organization has s...

The Passing of Dean King

There's not many original KMHC tenants left that I know, last week I got word tenant Dean King passed away, we were not related and I remember when he moved in the building we got along well, we hung out often and he shared stories about his life and family. Eventually I notice he wasn't the sharpest pencil in the drawer and I started drifting away thus ended our friendship. Dean didn't have the usual addictions most male aboriginals endure he didn't drink or do drugs the problem was his mental state which I believe began after an auto accident years before. After I moved out of KMHC I'd often see him standing in line at the food bank in Gore Park in downtown Hamilton or hanging out with street friend Galina in Jackson Square food court. He didn't have many friends and other KMHC tenants just tolerated and accepted his strange behavior. He'd walk the streets looking disheveled and lost. When I received the news Dean died I didn't feel sad I felt surpri...

Sandy Holland

On February 27th 2025 I heard the passing of tenant Elder Sandy Holland. I knew she was in bad health and said to her friend she's ready to go. I met her years ago when she moved to KMHC she seem a bit daffy yet in a nice way, never spoke mean about others but had strong opinions about UNH staff. We would meet at UNH dinner functions and meetings and always offered me hug. She never got personal sharing her life stories with me which I can respect. RIP

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