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, g+ x/ \0 G2 a. ]8 H6 {; ~/ uEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes5 M/ g( \( _' Z6 E" @
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 2 v* d' G, {: K- |* E9 M7 L5 D
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8 b! J0 }) U$ ^! `1 NAn 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.2 _ p* p, L( P' `- i3 N9 X
6 w% ]" \. v6 o) ~! m' N/ D3 G6 MCam 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.
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.- R( |# Y6 }5 ^$ k
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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.2 u9 U" I; }1 U; m# c* @3 i5 \, E
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City 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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