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; X- l2 Y% @& m L% U+ oEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes) y, }( C3 V* Q
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT " ], {4 p2 s; M( ?2 O' P' _
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An 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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4 T, X) u/ ]) d* GCam 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.
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9 ]' i- z' G' E% p: V! U"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.: g5 L& s: D1 H& Z9 b: f; X4 J& B
/ E- _! [. v3 m4 ~+ U( hIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months. B1 r f% q8 \* b) }; Y
, w4 O; u# R F0 p, d5 N% x4 C"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+ p3 Y c+ F: Z1 L! D
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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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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.% R: ^0 T% z9 L' _4 |
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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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