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New Years Day 2013

The holidays was crap at KMHC

You see there are some aging Aboriginal tenants who are not feeling well, some are alone and some get depressed over the holidays.  I feel bad for these folks because this is it for them…the last stop before the retirement home. :(
The KMHC Christmas luncheon was a bust. Many of the regular tenants didn’t come perhaps they had other plans or didn’t think it was worth it.  I notice when the HSC was in the community room she really didn’t blend in with the crowd. She just sat the other end of the room by herself brooding while our group was laughing and enjoying the food we all prepared.  UNH’s staff Franklin, Teresa, Linda and a temp employee (I can’t remember her name) these are the only 4 staff members from head office that attended the luncheon when last year the room was packed.  This year no Santa, no Director to make an inspiring speech, no board members, no Native prayer, no smudge ceremony.  That’s a lot of “No’s for a place that claims to be “Sheltering The Spirit”.  In the end I was glad to see H.O.W. Charles perk up the tenants with a bingo game after the luncheon.
Today I took down my Christmas tree and flashing window light display which by the way everybody in the neighbourhood loved and everything is back to normal. This evening I did get a nice surprise, tenant Spencer supplied food for a New Years Day dinner and a few ladies in the building cooked it.  Tenant Deano delivered a plate full of roast beef with all the fixins, I graciously accepted. A Thank you goes to Spencer and Deano and the ladies.

Recycling program – There has to be a better system I look out the hallway this past week and all I see is two blue bins sitting across from the office over flown with recycling waste. Every time there’s a long weekend this is what we have to look at.  I'm sure there's a city by-law about this.

Spycam – Well Well Well...The HSC is up to her old tricks again by installing more cameras 1 at an obscure area of the basement, another on the first floor and one at the entrance. Just think now she can write up tenants who happen to pick their nose or scratch their ass in the hallway.  Are the tenants that bad she needs to watch their every move!  Gawd! :P

Safety railing - Some time ago this issue was brought up at a tenant meeting, a suggestion to install safety railing in the hallway and bathrooms so tenants who happen to feel weak or have a disability can move around with confidence.  HSC response to this suggestion was "We have no money" for such things.  Meanwhile in 2012 KMHC found $$$ to landscape the front courtyard and install more cameras in the hallway.  It's time for KMHC to get their priorities in order.


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