Hamilton Indigenous Housing

I have to congratulate the tenants who sat out in this very hot humid day to sell their goods, they gave a good effort.   I dropped by and hung around for a bit throughout the day, we laughed, joked and they welcomed all the potential customers. At the tenant meeting I offered to help the ladies when it came time to put away the tables and take down the tents and I stuck to my word.  I got the chance to socialize with tenants Marie and Linda…these women are funny as hell. I have no idea how much money was raised but I hope it was worth it. At the end I asked fellow tenant Deano to assist with the tables and tents, those suckers are heavy and I was sweating bullets.  Deano & I make a great team similar to Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck, I'm Bugs and guess who's Daffy. LOL  Then we got a surprise Mr. David Christopherson Hamilton Centre NDP dropped by, I introduced myself, shook his hand and he asked what we're all about…I told him we’re fundraising and he said ...

The similarity to the HSC is remarkable. :D  Hey Everybody!  I found Ingrid’s Achilles' Heel.  Today there was a tenant meeting scheduled for noon we had the usual light lunch before the discussion on tenant matters and all went well until it came for the acting HSC Ingrid Nosel to speak.  She went on about tenants shouldn’t do this or do that so I decided to challenge her with a few hard questions of my own. One was “Do you think this place has improved?”   Yes she said, we do so much for the community then she went on like this was the Landmark Place on Main Street.  My response: Really! To be honest KMHC has a bad reputation among the native community, I can’t find anyone from outside the building including former tenants who have anything nice to say about this place”. This is where the soft spoken Ingrid Nosel displayed her true personality, she got irate and defensive, doesn't like being put on the spot and can't handle criticism from ...

Today UNH's held a free BBQ for all tenants at Gage Park near the Bandshell, it's too bad I was hoping for a large turn out instead it was an awkward event due to low attendance.   Picture this: you arrive at a house party expecting 30 other guests but only 10 show up...Boring!  Thumbs up to the employees & volunteers they did their best with what they had to work with in accommodating the tenants. :) Glitches - Lousy portable P.A. system from where we were standing we couldn't hear the Native prayer or any general announcements, burgers & hot dogs complete with condiments but no beverages were available and I overheard one elder complain the water coolers were not working.  Jeezus! Who wants to drink warm water. You couldn’t ask for better weather and those who did show up didn’t stick around for long but I'm glad I got the chance to chat with a few tenants from the Kenatah Complex as well as some UNH’s staff.  There was one rule on the BBQ invitation th...

KMHC Christmas In August &   Yard Sale Date: Saturday August 25, 2012 Time: 10 am – 3 pm Location: Corner of King William & Mary Street Downtown Hamilton Ontario The Tenant Committee would like to invite all Hamiltonians to their first annual yard sale.  All proceeds will go to programs for the Aboriginal senior tenants at KMHC. There will be delicious baked goods, original handmade Christmas items, vintage clothing sale and other assorted items to check out at prices you cannot walk away from.   :) tk

I’m enjoying the summer it’s been easy going around here and I do my bit to assist my fellow tenants when needed and it’s appreciated.  :) Now on to the good stuff:   The crazy cat lady has stopped being an annoyance in the hallway, she spends most of her time terrorizing the people across the street.   I don’t know if it’s the hot weather but last week the Super approached me and asked if I was pulling weeds out of the garden, I said to her No! and thought why the fuck would I do that.  It’s always a delight to chat-chat and share a few laughs with office staff Lorraine and trainee Jessica about the mundane.  Re: my neighbour and friend Deano sometimes I don't understand his way of thinking but he has good intentions. :)  Today I dropped by UNH’s office to do some business and I noticed the staff wandering and hanging around the reception area checking me out.  Jeez! Wouldn’t you know it once the Director saw me, she turned and hid in a back room th...