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. g, u* O1 Y3 X0 X( U9 pNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
4 S8 r0 g5 y' g* uImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. & @$ I3 V. W5 i% W
! f3 t; c+ Z' Y0 l: U" |8 F" I' C* bIn 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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“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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9 R; Y! V6 b" }8 y% S5 eThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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, g5 L" `+ [1 Q4 {1 aJosephine 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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, W+ Y9 f# f9 bhttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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