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Approaching the Holiday Season


It’s been quiet around KMHC and I don’t feel like listening to the H.O.W. and a male tenant play “Patty-Cake” in the hallway. :D  The past three weeks have been a blast, greeting my favorite tenants, going about my daily activities and hanging out with others outside KMHC.  Not even the visit from UNH paralegal clerk could spoil my day, I’ll go into that on a later date. 

The Native Women’s Centre of Hamilton does wonderful things and I highly recommend sponsors, fundraisers and donators support this organization.  I’ve mentioned this before in a previous blog they do their best assisting natives with their food bank.  Recently for the first time I was asked if I need a winter coat and I said yes.  I was instructed to meet the ladies at Walmart at a certain time and date and wouldn’t you know it I couldn’t find them.  Eventually I found the NWC outreach workers Yvonne, Patti and Glenda they greeted me with a smile then I picked out a nice winter coat that will certainly keep out the winter chill.  Escorting me to the checkout was the NWC program director Miss Dixie she reminded me of my aunt.  Before leaving I thanked and shook her hand for the gift.  Migwetch/Thank you. Walking to the bus stop I met up with tenants Uncle Albert and Peter they also picked up their gift.  :)

Remember Janis Lewis-Deeley the UNH director who was fired by the UNH board members!   I found out on a website she’s the vice-president board member of Native Women’s Centre.  Wow!  She got back on her feet quite fast. :) 
A reminder to read the updated comments on Kenatah Complex.  The tenants up there need municipal Govt. help.  Here is the link. https://tinyurl.com/yavqxfwl

Again there was a mix up with UNH ’24 hour notice to enter unit’  It’s written they want to do boiler repairs in my unit and may take pictures.  I disagree with the notice and I informed Crystal M.  If UNH did research on the building they would know the basement units have electrical heaters and not connected to the main boiler plus UNH has to come up with a better reason why they would take photos of my home.  On notice day I had to go out that afternoon so I connected my stop motion security camera and guess what, nobody entered my unit.

Once a month I usually check out a movie on matinee Tuesdays this time I saw ‘Justice League’ at Silvercity Ancaster and I was totally blown away.  If you readers are DC comic book fans check out the film.  Another community organization I belong to is Wesley Urban Ministries.  On Thursday our group had a field trip to Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada.  Please check out my link for all the fun details. https://tinyurl.com/y7e5brdq

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Basil said…
Nice post. Just leaving a comment so you can add me to your blog list!
Anonymous said…
Approaching the holidays and missing those Christmas parties, the atmosphere here feels so still, we are missing all the beautiful things that were taking away from us hopefully this new management will improve things around here
Tony King said…
..I agree plus new management will bring back major supporters like The United Way and other agencies. I recall a former staff member once told me during the holidays KMHC would receive Christmas gifts from agencies for the tenant seniors. HSC Ingrid Nosel would distribute and keep a portion then give them to her family and friends while tenants like myself would be excluded, She was a heartless woman.

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