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, G, ]3 D9 y4 m% j0 FEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
5 l* M) G- w# zLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT ) z; Z# ^& p, T7 r5 k7 x
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; K n5 H$ C6 i3 y9 qAn 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.6 s: ]" M6 P2 n& u. c% J7 N# o
' K: k! `$ q; K0 n1 z! M3 l8 X. DCam 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. _8 N, F1 N: |& B$ `+ \% p
" H5 E4 H( }, B$ rThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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" A2 F# ^$ R# P"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.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.' y( T$ T. \7 C' w8 z1 c+ Q
0 G! ^4 ^' p/ q; B# j) t9 {1 iBut 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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! G3 L; }/ Z$ s$ c"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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