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(Edited paragraph) Unfortunate to say OAHS did not remove the trespassing notice as first thought. A nit-wit office clerk moved it to a corner location on the KMHC bulletin board therefore a tenant thought it was removed.  It's a disappointment for all. 

 

Already I’ve been invited for dinner at one tenant’s unit but during this bloody pandemic I have no plans to enter KMHC anytime soon. Which reminds me last summer during a visit with my son he said 'I'm glad you moved out of that Indian building downtown it reminds me of a institution' he didn't say what kind of institution but I get where he was going.  Probably that's what legendary UNH outreach worker Lorraine Brown meant years ago when she said 'I don't belong there'. Hmm!

 

Recently I heard former UNH outreach worker Charles Jacobs had passed away. My condolences to his family, when he worked at KMHC we got along well and I have nothing but respect for the man.  RIP  

 

Sadly, another KMHC tenant Wendy has passed away over the weekend.  I didn’t know her well but when we did meet usually in passing outside the KMHC building she was pleasant and likeable.  RIP 

 

As I said in my previous blog post I have scoops about Aunt Opie.  Grab your snacks and sit back. The Scoop Benefit was for Natives who experienced hardship in residential schools and other Govt. agencies. There are those who tried to scam the Federal Govt and their benefit application was denied, Aunt Opie is one of them she appealed the decision and as reported in the Hamilton Spectator a judge denied her claim again. 

You can imagine how pissed off she was while eligible tenants at KMHC received their Scoop benefit.  Recently I heard Aunt Opie applied in 2020 for the CERB relief benefit and received it.  She’ll be in deep trouble with OW and CRA and possibly OAHS at rent review time. Oh Well.  

 

I’m glad to see in the news media COVID-19 vaccines will be available for Native elders very soon if not now. Take care and be safe.  

 

 (Additional ending) Be sure to read my next blog it will be devoted to OAHS management flaws based on observation and anonymous sources.   

 

Tk.  


Comments

BerNadeen ke'ahkeway said…
LOL institute...yeah, sometimes that sounds about right Glad you are being wise about covid. Too many are not. I've lost so many to it, unbelievable that everyone thinks it's a hoax. I don't understand the rants on fear mongering!
March 2, 2021 at 12:42:00 PM EST
Tony King said…
Yeah I suspect many are fed up and wish we could go back to the way it was. Be safe and I'll see ya around. :)
March 2, 2021 at 12:49:00 PM EST
Tony King said…
Hello readers at this time I had to do some editing on the first paragraph on this blog post. Sorry for any confusion.
March 2, 2021 at 8:51:00 PM EST
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