Hamilton Indigenous Housing

Continuing from my previous blog today I was given friend Peter Isaac's obituary posted in the Two Row Times, an aboriginal newspaper.  A thank you to one of my followers. Other news! From a reliable source I was informed Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services are not paying their contractors. For Shame!  As I recall, years ago it was reported in a local newspaper and I wrote a blog about it Urban Native Homes Inc was sued by contractors for non payment of services rendered. Could the same happen to OAHS.....Hmm!  Anything is possible. Last week KMHC tenant Aunt Opie was spotted exiting a Direct Cash outlet in downtown Hamilton. I highly suspect she has fallen down the rabbit hole of outrageous interest rates from payday loans. Oh well there goes her Govt cheque and why am I not surprised.:P  A reminder June is Aboriginal month please support the native community by attending any Pow Wow events in your area.   Tk

 First the sad news!  Last week friend and KMHC tenant Peter Isaac passed away alone in his unit. Peter and I got along well and after I moved out we'd run into each other downtown so I made a point to sit and chat with him often. He had the gift to gab and there were times I had to cut him off because I had to leave. Near the end of his life I notice he didn't look well and I reminded him to look after himself especially after he confide in me that he accidentally OD'd on fentanyl a month ago.  Peter had many street friends and I feel he had a rough life. There are some in the KMHC building who despise Peter and I say get over it, the man has passed and carrying around all that negativity is unhealthy. I notice with the passing of Peter there are not many tenant/friends left at KMHC that I know.:(  Such is life.      RIP Peter Issac   The Upsetting News!  Security at KMHC is terrible. There has been drug addicts camping out in the basement l...