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Check the link below.
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. }9 E$ l/ i2 J+ M' L `" ^Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. / p8 U7 z# F2 M! [7 H0 q, X
Immigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items. # A l: [& B8 R/ P
8 v+ v! u4 i) c' a$ n1 c“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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. a# }7 l2 u# J8 WThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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1 _0 K9 f' Y0 i0 VJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society. ) ^" I* e6 Q' r+ j2 F! n' n
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