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4 ]& R: Q' I2 V0 k; O! DEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes6 K( y i. a8 L) v7 p6 @ G% _: i
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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An ambitious city plan to build almost 4,000 new units of affordable housing in Edmonton over the next three years is welcome news for an advocate for the poor.
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Cam McDonald, a spokesman with the YMCA, said demand is brisk these days for the organization's simple accommodations, which have become home to hundreds of people.% }: X- e- F6 A: u: f8 a
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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, t, a$ H: k- N6 L& M"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said./ |- S, j/ u- B/ j0 ~$ z: H g F8 U" Q
& r1 ~; B& _ M, uIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.1 D6 v/ t+ ~" ^
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& P; M$ X" |+ m4 o0 f4 QCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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But McDonald said the work will have to continue for five or even 10 years if Edmonton is going to meet the needs of those who can't find affordable housing.
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"It's going to take time — this is not an overnight solution by any means — but I think we are making good progress." |
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