Aboriginal Month

Native Dancer

Hey Everybody! Summer has arrived and already there is unrest in the downtown native community, 4 years ago three large wooden planters were dropped off in the courtyard the idea was to allow tenants to use it as a garden. This year that has changed UNH’s took back the planters to grow flowers. Looks like manure has been poured on the tenant garden program.
Recently we had a discussion among a few tenants in the courtyard regarding N5 notices from Urban Native Homes Inc. When I think about it now what is written on the N5 form is petty and does nothing but cause resentment toward UNH’s management. UNH’s instructs paralegal (Dale Skvereckas) to write up a N5 eviction notice then deliver it to the tenant. At this point the tenant doesn’t know which UNH’s employee gave Dale the instructions because the name of the person is not included in the N5 form. I believe this is important in legal procedures and makes me question its validity. A defendant (tenant) has the right to know the name of the person.
Seems the KMHC community room is now open for programs only. Oh well! I call it the bedbug room. I know what to get HOW Lynda for her birthday a case of bubble gum you should see this woman chewing the stuff while she works. Cows are impressed with her chewing ability. LOL
Once again UNH’s maintenance department was quick to respond to my work order request. Unfortunately and no fault to the staff the appliance is too large for the unit, on Thursday I faxed a letter explaining the situation and l hope they respond to my suggestion.
A few days ago I read an article on the APTN news website Hamilton Native Womens Centre Transitional housing program will no longer be funded by the Government. This is sad news and I hope they find a solution to their funding crisis. UNH's is different their main source of funding is The United Way.
I hear we have a new UNH’s Director hopefully she’ll bring a ray of sunshine into a often cloudy environment.
Aboriginal Day celebrations will be happening soon at Hamilton Gage Park and I hope to see you there. Also this is where I can meet and greet with UNH’s staff and management can’t do fuck all about it.

Cya soon and check out my humorous link

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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...

KMHC Friends

For the first time an immediate family member passing has effected me on so many levels. I now know what KMHC tenant little Debbie went through when she lost her son. And when tenant Bernadeen lost her son 9 yrs ago. No parent should ever outlive their child yet it does happen. 😢 A special thanks to the tenants and friends at the KMHC building for the condolence card.

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...

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