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& _3 C E( _% Y' U) P' V! }8 M/ @( nEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
. {- H/ i1 v+ E- V- i* j9 y* H0 hLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 2 w/ n4 G: z) _* b& f. m
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# l3 q0 T. D2 _2 bAn 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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! K- Q2 U* i$ u* A. T' M 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., r& C+ i% a* E+ B& S1 n
' Z( }% W, h. U+ k1 NThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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' }, W" x5 d& g( L# F"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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7 ?! F7 y( A" g( xIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.( J' m+ D$ Q* a) A
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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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