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: D3 t" [5 o0 @ a# {1 sEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
/ d3 G% O' @+ zLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT % y6 D( m- Z3 L/ T7 m1 W3 ~
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9 ? @9 B. h3 g9 V: U* Q% qAn 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.! m0 l+ w6 r( A4 Y- m, P8 m/ Y
' T' U* @( x& ECam 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.; _3 }& A- z5 ~- H
' J4 A0 u; I, v3 u' lThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. + W6 H/ o, F* E. L6 U/ P: [" Z( Y
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.& n* V7 Z( t! a6 R6 P, ~ L% W
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.! j! f7 c& ^# e) ], P/ s q
9 n) `7 k9 O$ J% w" K"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.' i2 P7 x; R& E1 ?6 g2 Q) j
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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5 c$ ?! @1 N8 C! a4 @2 |0 ^) TBut 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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