Local heroes

I just wanted to express our appreciation to The Spectator for featuring two local heroes on the front page. This began with the feature article Sept. 21 about Dr. Tim O’Shea and his team who are piloting the SASS (Support and Safer Supply) program, which prescribes opioids to replace deadly street fentanyl for patients with addiction disorders. Then the Spec of Sept. 24 featured a front-page article about the housing crisis in Hamilton forefronting Graham Cubitt, director of projects and development for Indwell. This affordable housing charity focuses on buildings such as The Oaks, a recently opened building with 108 “deeply affordable” and supportive housing units at the former site of the Royal Oak Dairy.

It’s heartwarming to open the morning paper to stories of leaders in our community who are working to support Hamilton’s most oppressed populations. Kudos to The Spectator for featuring their efforts. Please keep them coming!

Pat Dickinson, Waterdown