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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. - v. q( @! ^9 l; z0 ?' R; n9 n+ x
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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% ?& d4 ~% S) q; q“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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3 N7 P4 _5 B9 r& ?' `+ dThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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9 C6 w+ ~* e# M# `5 A% P& [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. 7 i) E/ d, {1 n0 D+ f9 r0 B! z& O7 d
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