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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
1 u1 f- w4 S$ aLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT * h# O; X6 }! I# g% o6 d
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$ D8 ~, w9 G" b# [An 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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( Q8 J0 |" M8 L4 {Cam 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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. r8 z$ L J% xThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.: X, o: `# J- P; s/ p
6 O9 l2 g* h) uIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.; s" }% `% R* e# a& h
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.2 C# k/ U/ C% z% c3 Z' P
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.) ^3 ~/ j, ]" L2 w( q5 X$ o
: m5 M* w5 B& y3 x( iBut 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.
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6 Q9 z" a- V9 y3 F0 ^, T"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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