Vital Signs TV: Saving lives and fighting stigma

Thereโ€™s no way around the fact that supervised consumption sites and safe drug spaces are contentious in communities. However, they are, by all accounts, life-saving. This past summer, the provincial government ordered the closure of ten supervised consumption sites (SCS) across the province, citing safety concerns. The move was criticized by health experts as well as people who use supervised consumption sites. On November 4, Hamilton City Council voted to call on the Province to keep the sites open. Hamilton…

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Vital Signs TV: Co-operative Housing in Hamilton

Rudi Wallace hosts Emily Power and Doug Sider for a Vital Signs episode about co-op housing

Vital Signs TV: Co-operative Housing in Hamilton Itโ€™s a brand new season of Vital Signs on Cable 14! Itโ€™s also Rudi Wallaceโ€™s first episode as our new President & CEO. In this episode, Rudi hosts Emily Power (President, Caroline St. Co-op) and Doug Sider (Executive Director, Golden Horseshoe Co-op Housing Federation) to talk about co-op housing and its potential to address affordability in Hamilton. Co-op housing is certainly not a new phenomenon. According to the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada,…

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