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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
8 ^! T8 w! L" Y& @" O( E R XLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT " F: ?, |2 w, O8 t2 x
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* X2 L$ R% S+ q1 ]% n5 NAn 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.( Z7 {/ {1 S+ G4 |- o( S1 p) [
" |& f: u t, m8 c0 M V9 hCam 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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The $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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0 W a4 \9 ^! b5 K' ~! r0 S"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.+ X' p+ k, ]( `- x
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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.
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: D" a2 ?' P# x" |City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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But 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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"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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