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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes, V- r" V" V6 @7 e
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT v3 A; c8 A2 ]* G6 U
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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.3 |1 ?: x L7 r; C8 U6 E; @2 u# j
! D. X- `: @+ n' qCam 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.1 ~# X/ L I, A/ X+ e
7 ~3 s& a4 _1 u! EThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said." b( T" T+ m. R
0 m5 w. ~# X/ UIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.1 q, a; q5 [4 U$ I. T+ G$ X
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"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.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.7 B& u" H* Y" c6 C# S" i
# [3 C: m1 P* j8 \% V7 G6 lBut 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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