Ministry Of Aboriginal Affairs

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 the building is dismal, the office staff has barricaded themselves in the basement core of the building, signs are up and doors are constantly locked, now tenants must phone to make an appointment before entering the reception area. Personally this doesn’t bother me because I rarely went into the office.

Last time I heard any laughter in the hallway was before Christmas. There is only one active program for the tenants at KMHC which is Nutritional Bingo hosted by Sandra Waboose of the Hamilton Aboriginal Health Centre.
Luke the cleaner - Looks like this young native man is gone. The last time I saw him, the Super & him were shoveling snow off the driveway. Luke’s been here as a part time cleaner for about 2 years. It’s been said older natives resent young people but not me, I find it refreshing to see our future generation developing good work ethics. I’ve had a few chats with the young man, he has career plans and doesn’t want to be pushing a broom for the rest of his life. Before the holidays I asked him why he never attends any the functions held in the community room, he replied “he was never invited” can you imagine that! The man's been here for 2 years and UNH’s/ KMHC never invited him. Sad to say the least. :(

I do have some good news Tenant Teresa invited me to a tenant-Swiss Chalet luncheon on Feb 15, 2013 held at the community room. I thanked her for the invite. And over the weekend I saw former UNH's employee Denise Maracle at Jackson Square mall, I smiled and gave her a wave. :)

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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...

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

The Ladies of KMHC

I & friend Teresa Last week I attended a program host by NWC Hamilton, it was there I met up with six female tenants of KMHC. It was nice to see the ladies again I was greeted with hugs and smiles. The program was Holistic teachings by Jane Burning she spoke about the Creator and positive thinking. I enjoyed the presentation though it was a wee bit long. During lunch break I had the chance to chat with the KMHC tenants to find out how’s life going at KMHC. Things haven’t improved most tenants don’t like each other and there’s a lot of negative energy in the building. I offered a sympathetic ear and didn’t judge as they shared their stories. The big problem with KMHC is tenant Aunt Opie and I’m glad she didn’t attend the NWC program. You may recall I spoke of her in past blogs, aunt Opie’s negativity spreads throughout KMHC. She brags about sending false complaint e-mails about tenants and staff to Justin the head direc...

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