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_1 D7 L4 ^$ D" y6 {, oNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
' o. L% N( c+ F4 T2 \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.
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: i# X- v4 @! X. M% l/ c“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. 7 Z* O4 T# y, F$ p1 D
; t2 M W3 }! J1 V# fThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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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.
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