Fall 2023 Legacy newsletter

Mini-forests, affordable housing acquisitions, innovative cancer treatments and more — read our latest edition of Legacy here.

Connecting communities

Join us October 24 for a talk with Brian Payne (former CEO Central Indiana Community Foundation) to talk about Indianapolis’ Cultural Trail and its lesson for Hamilton. Register here.

President & CEO Terry Cooke to retire in 2024

Terry has another year with us and will retire at the end of 2024. Read the full media release here.

New report: Vital Signs: Affordable Housing

Read our new report here. If you haven’t registered for the report launch on Wednesday, September 27, you can do so here.

Help us embed equity into our work!

We’re looking for a consultant to help us embed equity into the work of our Philanthropic Services team. Read more and apply here.

Vital Signs: Affordable Housing report launch

Join us Wednesday, September 27 for the launch of our newest Vital Signs report on affordable housing. The event will feature an panel discussion followed by Q&A period. Read the details and register here.

Hamilton’s Queer Histories: A Vital Signs Chat

Happy Pride Month! Join us June 23 for coffee and conversation about Hamilton’s 2SLGBTQ+ Community Archives. Read more and register here.

New Vital Signs episode: LRT and affordable housing

Terry Cooke welcomes Angie Burden (General Manager, Healthy and Safe Communities, City of Hamilton) and Brian Doucet (Associate Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo) to discuss how transit and housing intersect and what it means for Hamiltonians. Watch here.

New Vital Signs episode: The Bruce Trail

Grace Diffey hosts Michael MacDonald (CEO, Bruce Trail Conservancy) to talk about the “ribbon of wilderness” that runs through Hamilton on its way from Niagara to Tobermory. Watch here.

New Vital Signs episode: Food security in Hamilton

Grace Diffey hosts Krista D’Aoust (Neighbour to Neighbour Centre) and Kevin Hamilton (McQuesten Urban Farm) to talk food security and agriculture in Hamilton. Watch here.