Centre de Santé Communautaire – Hamilton Site

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Jun 13

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What a day! Our community planting day in front of our office on Young Street, called the Cooperage, was a huge success! From the 16yd3 soil delivery and Invizij team hustle to get the soil off the sidewalk, to moving the soil into place and cleaning off the rocks, just the prep was a big job. We were so thankful to have around 20 students from the Green Team at Queen Victoria school come join us to help with the planting. We had over 500 native perennials to plant, so the help was greatly appreciated. Then we wrapped up the day by finishing the planting, distributing the mulch, and watering. This 1000ft2 rain garden is going to be a big asset to the Corktown community, and we couldn’t have done it without all our volunteers!

A BIG thanks to the @gcfoundationca for helping fund the rain garden, to Verbinnens for the beautiful plants, Millgrove Garden Supply for the triple mix and mulch, and to ALL our volunteers for making this happen! We can’t wait to see the rain garden grow in the coming years.
#raingarden #communityplantingday #architecturefirm #teambonding #manyhandsmakelightwork #pollinatorgarden #hamont #gardening

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Jun 13

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#teamworkmakesthedreamwork this morning at Invizij Architects. It was all hands on deck as we needed to rush to move the load of 16yd3 soil that was delivered on the the sidewalk in front of our office. Everyone pitched in (literally) and we got it cleaned up in a little over an hour.

This afternoon we have more volunteers coming - including youth from our local school - to help plant the 200+ perennials and move mulch. It’s going ti be a beautiful rain garden!!

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Jun 12

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We just got the delivery of native perennials from Verbinnens for tomorrow’s Community Planting Day at the Cooperage! Tomorrow morning, we’re getting a load of 16yd3 (!!) of triple mix soil. Then in the afternoon, we’re going to have help from various volunteers including kids from the local Queen Victoria school to get the plants in the ground.

We’re excited to get these beauties in the ground and to see our front garden come to life with butterflies, bees, earthworms, and many other insects. 🐞 🐝 🦋 🐜 🐛 ☀️ 🌺 🍃

A BIG thank you to our friends who have helped prep the garden beds over the past week, and to @gcfoundationca for the grant to make this all possible!
#raingarden #pollinators🐝 #pollinatorfriendly #stormwatersolutions #nativegardendesign #communityplantingday #architecturefirm

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Jun 6

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It was a special evening of Hope and Homes as we celebrated Indwell’s work in Hamilton and beyond. Over 600 people filled the large ballroom at the convention centre. It was great to hear stories from tenants and to realize just how much we need to do better to solve the housing crisis. We’re thankful for all the staff, board, volunteers, tenants, donors, partners, and everyone else that helps make Indwell be the best it can be. Truly, every community needs something like Indwell.

Tonight, they announced the start of a new non-profit - Gather. With the goal of creating more affordable housing, the sky is the limit for this development corp. 🌟

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Jun 4

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We’re creating a native pollinator rain garden in front of our office and it’s going to be awesome! 🪏 🌱 🌧️ 🌼 ☀️ 💚💙♻️🐸🌸🌍🦋🐛🐞🌿🌷🪻🪷
Looking for volunteers for next Friday (and this weekend) if anyone is interested in lending a hand.

COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY!
Help us plant the rain garden at The Cooperage
in the Corktown neighbourhood in Hamilton ON

Friday, June 13, 2025 from 1pm-4pm
185 Young St., Hamilton ON

We’re excited to launch our upcoming community planting day at the historic Cooperage building in the Corktown neighbourhood of Hamilton, ON — supported through the #GreenMyCity Grant program.
Join us on Friday, June 13, 2025, from 1 to 4 pm, as we team up with local students, architects, and community members to plant a large rain garden at the front of this unique stone building that has been a part of this community for 150 years. This rain garden, full of native plants, will help reduce storm water drainage from the large roof by up to 4,000 gallons in the summer months while creating a much more beautiful space for both people and pollinators to enjoy!

📍 The Cooperage – 185 Young St., Hamilton ON

🌱 Bring a garden shovel and work gloves and help us inspire youth at the local school (Queen Victoria) through hands-on planting and environmental education.

This event is made possible through the collaboration of The Cooperage, Invizij Architects, and Hamilton Therapy Collective, and the Corktown Neighbourhood Association, with support from the Green Cities Foundation and its National Platinum Sponsor, @rbc Insurance.

Reply to this post if you’d like to volunteer!

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May 14

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Emma was invited to participate in a panel and workshop at the Reimagine church, land & community conference at Wycliffe College at U of Toronto this week. So many motivated people trying to figure out how churches can be part of the solution to the housing crisis as an outstretching of their mandate to love our neighbours. We had theologians like Willie James Jenning guiding our discussions. Jennifer Keesmaat talking about the large-scale developments she is a part of. Affordable housing developers, churches, architects and para church organizations sharing their stories about where they are in their development journeys.

There are so many good things yet to come. Here’s to creating more meaningful partnerships!

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May 12

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Outdoor staff meeting!

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May 6

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We had a positive community meeting tonight for Sacajawea's newest affordable housing project for student learners. Located on an orphan site that had been owned by the City since it was incorporated, the sloped property at 95 Dundurn can be access by both Dundurn St. and Jackson St. It is the ideal site for indigenous students to live, with easy transit access to both Mohawk and McMaster. The grocery store is just a block from the site, and it overlooks the lovely Jackson Park. We can't wait to see this home for 31 students come to fruition. Organized into 15 dwellings, from studios to three bedroom units, this will be home for a variety of students, from youth leaving home for the first time to grandparents taking the step to begin their new career.

A big thanks to Landwise for leading the Site Plan and minor variance process, Flourish for helping navigate the development process, to Sprucelab for their beautiful landscape design, SLA for their grading and servicing on this tricky, sloped site, and to our engineers Kalos, Collins & Mighton. Lastly, thanks to all the neighbours who came out today to hear more about the development and voice your ideas/support. 🥰

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