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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
; B! T7 T$ Z1 Z4 qImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. 9 {6 g* [4 q+ T+ c; T0 m
8 ], @8 }5 l! nIn 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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0 k6 ~% f2 ]) `0 F“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. # _" M/ G, u1 t H3 z; r. o
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. 0 c- E$ k8 b0 v
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) y y! E% T) oJosephine 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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; ~+ D3 @. d" }http://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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