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. s( _- ~/ ?$ L" w2 BEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes* @+ S4 G# L. k( D) S1 x
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT & }! _3 {: r+ J1 m( `: m" m' R
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* x; l. F, E& a' N" w6 TAn 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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; k/ _8 w5 n8 PCam 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./ G/ g( z( I6 c: W* N
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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. 8 m* W* a2 @7 X
7 R" {! x, a' f; \0 z% L5 s"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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" n5 S0 v# M6 B' ]% [) k. YIn 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 j. G9 o5 v6 V) D1 s: a% U
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' E! P- v0 S. \City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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& `/ d: ]; ^& v' R6 XBut 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.1 G: S0 `+ E' j2 ]5 d
! _4 T3 e& H! {: m1 z6 }; d"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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