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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 2 R1 m% ~+ d4 Y! U9 T9 N* {
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. + s' k3 x, W* m7 V! _/ {) S
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“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. , Y( p( `1 j3 L. N
% H$ H/ h l7 TThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. 8 O, I; F* A" ~+ `9 }/ V; C# k3 p
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, q! G& Q6 `, J2 m; O6 ?Josephine 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. + m* F; o* I& [& c/ E1 c1 C8 `& M
2 I, V |4 c2 s) r" y+ c" d/ Chttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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