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$ u' ~! c6 {6 | YEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes4 d D7 v1 w8 E/ c) i) r: _8 d
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT ) K- g9 F0 j1 `
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, |, X) v2 R' p! R/ a' UAn 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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* m( t3 w+ z% q. x+ OCam 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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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 6 H4 t3 O7 d6 J; n1 a
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.8 n5 ~- ]( ~0 L0 g( d! u1 I
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.( f6 L( a8 L9 P% s
6 @/ V9 U4 g1 ^+ O- k5 q$ }"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.% A. K1 m9 H7 @1 P* L$ p$ Y# m
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5 s0 y! T2 ?0 g$ ~6 V0 HCity 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.6 [0 o+ K! X/ `- K& c" U
5 G( z# j X* s" i$ Z3 n0 q"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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