Urban Native Homes Inc.

To my blog readers around the world please read the link below, it's published by the Hamilton Spectator newspaper

Well folks the day of reckoning has arrived for UNH’s. I recommend after the new board members are appointed to vote on replacing the current UNH’s management:

1. A new acting Director

2. Replace the HSC
3. Replace the current HOW for KMHC

Family play time is over for the mother and daughter team UNH's Acting Director Christine Lenze and Housing Service Coordinator Ingrid Nosel. When staff is instructed not to talk to certain tenants or risk being fired is something I totally disagree with. Communication between I and UNH’s is nil because I’m not to talk to the staff. When I have a tenant issue I’m to mail a letter to head office, No phones calls and no verbal communication whatsoever. I’m not allowed to attend KMHC programs and when I was told I cannot attend the UNH’s Christmas gathering 2015 I was disappointed, I mean how heartless can UNH’s management be during the holidays. All these restrictions are without a court order. A few months ago in hope of improving tenant and landlord relations I suggested in writing to UNH’s director Christine Lenze we have a civil meeting to clear the air. She never replied back I’m sure her mother Ingrid had some influence on that.

I believe change is a good thing for Urban Native Homes Inc. New management staff and a fresh start are needed. I’m so tired of posting a blog filled with UNH’s fuck ups. In the future I’d like to publish a blog filled with optimism and positive comments, plus all Native elders will be treated with respect, the staff are courteous, helpful and doing a fantastic job.

Thank you

tk

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...

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...

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

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