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0 R) {. s- @( e& U: H; eEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
1 S' @7 @9 H$ i( @' x3 H7 qLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT ! s% A/ e# ~0 S& e# {' x4 T
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% A5 b: i- Z& A& s4 ~An 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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$ r5 F" W0 R" y) ]8 Z2 t4 L5 eCam 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.3 j2 C# [. w# k* Q$ n9 S
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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# P- \3 _, f6 \2 n3 [9 M"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said./ T- x) q5 Z6 d+ g3 `
! d$ Y( M' |- l9 Q3 E: jIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months. c: P: c% v2 b& y4 r
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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.
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4 B) o4 ]5 o& Z' L8 hCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months. }9 V; _& \4 b/ o8 f
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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.- ?* Y; e- a8 y( j+ F
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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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