Hamilton Indigenous Housing

As you may recall in a previous post Spencer Waboose was stressed out to the max due to the eviction notice Koo Gaa Da Win Manitou filed against him.. Thanks to my blog site he received many comments of support from Social Media and when I told him this he felt better knowing he’s not alone. I offered my advice and was willing to walk him to the legal clinic but in the end he declined and decided to bail out.   Fellow tenant Pete & I were the most supportive to Spencer’s dilemma we didn’t want to see him on the streets. After checking many options Spencer decided to move in with his brother at another city.   The Waboose family Sandra and Spencer’s brother were there for him, they sat at the table and worked out a solution and I think it’s a good one and beside who am I to interfere in other family matters.   Spencer asked me if I would help with the moving and if I could find a helper. Yeah I found one alright :P  Fellow tenant Deano who was too busy goofing off...

This afternoon the ladies of the tenant committee hosted a luncheon for all the tenants and it was a smashing success. A special thank you to little Debbie for the homemade cake. I mean she went all out slaving over a hot oven. :)   Everybody was there we laughed, we joked around, we poked fun and I said my goodbyes to Marie who is moving out this weekend and I had a great time chatted with my fellow tenants. What I like about the luncheon there was no staff around. This proves we tenants are adults, not children and can behave in a respectful manner to others and we don’t need supervision.   Now for my Scoop of the week: This morning I noticed a serviceman installing a hidden security camera in the community room. Perhaps this is the HSC’s idea of keeping an eye on us and her staff.   As for me I couldn’t care less I just won’t be hanging out in the community room that often.  In this day & age cameras are all over the fucking place. We are turning in...

Late Friday afternoon Spencer was handed his 2 nd N5 notice by sleazy paralegal Dale Skvereckas on behalf of Koo Gaa Da Manitou Housing Complex.   He was upset and asked me to open the letter and to read the document, it says he has to attend a landlord & tenant hearing to decide if he should stay at KHMC or be evicted.   Spencer is a friend and a fellow tenant he’s also a man with a physical disability, very limited education and had a hard life.   On Tuesday I will take him to the Hamilton Legal Clinic to obtain legal counsel and I hope the best for him. Times like this that I’m ashamed of being aboriginal, years ago I walked away from our culture because I didn’t like the way the majority of Native people treat each other.  Everybody is out to fuck each other over and we’re unable to get along.   Spencer doesn’t need to be kicked out on the street he needs intervention from people who care. If that doesn’t work then assist him in relocating to another ...

Aww the power of the internet…you gotta love it. :) Looks like the core of the KMHC office has moved to the UNH’s building and keeping a skeleton staff here.   An informant told me all phone calls to KMHC have been redirected to head office.   To be honest I think this is a good idea. Give the Super a real office of her own and keep the transportation driver/spy camera monitor Debra LaForme in the back room where she belongs. This explains where Ingrid’s been hiding…at head office. I knew it all along I mean where else can they stick the olde broad.  This is good news let Janis and the rest of the staff deal with her.  Mark my words!   In six months everybody will be bitching and hating each other.   Picture this: Janis & Ingrid in a bitch fight, scratching and hair pulling over requisitions & reports not completed all the while Ingrid is shouting “IS THAT A THREAT!!....IS THAT A THREAT!! ....this is her paranoid response whenever she’s being ...

Today at 12.30 pm I attended the Nutritional luncheon held at the community room hosted by the Hamilton Aboriginal Health Centre.   It was fun hanging out with my fellow tenants Delores, Marie, Deano, Debbie, Janis, Linda and others.   I ate a light snack and played one game of bingo then I left early because I had to meet a friend from outside the building.   When I got back home I decided to see if there was any coffee left over from the luncheon.   I grabbed my coffee cup and when I walked in the community room Lo & behold! Guess who came out of hiding and sitting at the table stuffing her face…Yep you guessed right…. it was Ingrid Nosel.  I completely ignored her and walked straight to the coffee machine and helped myself.   As I was leaving I noticed she was staring at me giving dirty looks.  And you know what!   She can make all the ugly faces she wants because it’s not going to provoke a reaction from me. She tried that before at the la...

With all the shit that went on over the past few months I sent my blog link to The Ministry Of Aboriginal Affairs about Urban Native Homes Inc. listing my concerns and complaints about KMHC.   Yesterday I received a phone call from a representative of the Ministry Of Aboriginal Affairs.   They read my blog and the Urban Native Homes Inc. website. They are not a financial supporter of UNH’s so she gave me some excellent suggestions and pointed me to the right direction.  I’m not going into detail what we spoke about but l will say this, the Government is watching Urban Native Homes Inc. On other news: Tenant Marie has given her notice she’s not happy here and is moving to London to live with her sister.   I gave her a big hug and wished her good luck in her future. She’s always been nice to me.  As for me I go about my business and I'm getting on with life.  I don't pay attention to what goes on around KMHC unless it involves me. The atmosphere around th...