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; _; E" u' X) l9 YNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
4 P/ q/ ?# W; `, P" s1 @: Y. p( RImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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In 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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8 `8 E/ D: {$ X, j# l“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. 6 @$ s! u9 a# b8 k
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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9 g3 j# e- w3 S& qJosephine 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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