The Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters will go back to the drawing board, again, to seek out an alternative after a Strachan Street site development didn't make fiscal sense.
An inside look at a tiny cabin for Hamilton's homeless residents. The temporary home was unveiled in front of Christ's Church Cathedral on James Street North in April 2022.The Hamilton group seeking to build a small community of tiny homes for those experiencing homelessness believes it’ll be months before a potential replacement location will be found to host the structures.
The decision to hold off came after the agency’s latest cost analysis revealed large investments would be needed to make it work this winter, which didn’t make fiscal sense considering the site would likely only be around for about a year.“Well, you’re dealing with costs like … $300,000 for a communal unit, which has your washrooms and common area and your laundry facilities, etc., all within a unit,” Bednis said.
“We didn’t really have a good opportunity to talk about the benefits of our program so the message somewhat got lost, I think,” Cooper said. Other possibilities explored included a vacant lot on Barton Street East, the former Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School, Cathedral Park alongside Highway 403, the old Dominion Glass site near Gage Avenue and Barton Street, and Stuart Street near the CN Rail yard.
The City of Hamilton has put calls out for third-party applications to provide overnight winter warming spaces and expansion of daytime drop-in programs as alternatives to the 1o tiny homes and amenities that will not be built for December.In a statement Friday, city staff said they remain committed to the HATS program but have no alternative site in mind at present.
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