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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. ( A) R- x7 a) f# R! s
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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' H7 K, Z, o- B- F' s! Z0 LIn 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. + p' b( g1 ^8 }$ {% J
5 c3 t$ L; \% y“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. / X7 W6 j, ~/ e( q& V
& m! @! j3 R9 WThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. * H( }9 ` l8 `/ X$ Q1 g5 |
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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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