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/ M0 R6 f+ I- uEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes9 s }: R. }7 x* u9 f
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT ) a0 k- x6 t: i
CBC News
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* c; U$ @2 [1 i3 q& M+ YAn 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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+ u: [) C3 y Y8 J; x% u4 nCam 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.
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$ e* N, t! D+ k2 E7 E) u8 EThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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; h& z T6 e0 d1 j8 u( V- }; _"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.9 p2 t* G' K5 o; R
2 f% L1 P1 g. v, b$ e- GIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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) ^6 b; N: Q1 p: y- e& |8 b"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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- y9 W! |' ?5 ~City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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; _1 h$ @% _, A; ~0 M) [' SBut 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.9 f/ @- h8 H% v. m4 ~$ W
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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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