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5 Q, \, h; k' [- a8 k" x, |9 yEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
2 I0 g2 v0 d) e D/ @( }Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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( z/ B8 ~! N4 N- OAn 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." @& c& M" f9 o
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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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; H$ n* D) N) x8 Q. fThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. & w6 z8 ~5 s$ M; w
- H- p7 m+ i! b"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.4 z+ i( X+ |8 m: M Z- Q2 [- S1 n
2 H, _4 f7 z6 W. h! _, `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.5 \ s. c2 P* v! A
' f, c5 W/ D0 r, f' v# _. ]6 P O"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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% p1 [2 e2 `7 w4 ^6 xCity 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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