“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” Thoreau’s claim, penned in his well-known Walden, could easily be applied to the work being done on the affordable housing issue by Bob Cottrell and Dave Patterson, President and Treasurer respectively, of All-Together Affordable Housing Inc., here in Belleville.

At their flagship building at 111 Great Saint James Street on Wednesday, November 19th, District 19 Retired Teachers of Ontario President Gerry Watts was joined by several members in presenting a $4,000 Community Grant cheque to the affordable housing nonprofit. The money will be used to provide the appliances in the Terry Clemens Community Hub in the company’s new build for “low to modest income” seniors in the village of Deloro, north of

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