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Check the link below.
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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
0 x( i7 [7 N+ PImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. 6 i$ p3 Z' Y4 Z% Q( v
$ I* s6 q) z! M" W+ `/ N, qIn 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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% B; n/ X( X. z# e4 F: y" O“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.
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. $ S" i" f) h ^2 J: Q
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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. . h/ J4 P. I# n% ` e: ~
( X M. _3 B z- a) |! mhttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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