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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
0 p' f$ q1 U2 M- y- x7 PImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. + Y1 [$ U% l4 i
( E- {0 B: e; W% SIn the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items.
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3 t1 _! m, d7 ] r! _“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board. % k5 s$ e2 L L# A
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. ( P1 g. N3 d( }0 ?
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1 Q/ j4 a: ?! f) [% d) YJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society.
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# M& p$ A2 x, ]- u9 b7 Ahttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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