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% S% j8 K" C; [( l% g' d- V; nNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. / ~! I1 g% \) f9 \" m, n7 @
Immigrant 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. 2 J: k+ D/ ^' }5 X7 e- D
) e) J3 l7 w+ Q3 D- S, |“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.
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. O: }& { v/ @The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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+ \4 \& w( ?+ Q% _& 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. 5 i; o! i3 k9 Y7 x# r, {1 G
: y1 `; v8 k& @. l! b/ ahttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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