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4 u$ j% Z! X/ ?Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
- ~3 Y2 B% [! `Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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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; x" W$ {+ G) R; g t! 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.
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; B+ W P5 |5 ^; {( sThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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7 @; [* j% A: Z% B. D5 s9 X& R"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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3 c/ h! i3 Y2 E" R* Y" A"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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) i& f9 Y, b3 E( [City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.: {$ h5 F1 [) Y6 E, ~
* J7 }; b' U4 w/ l% @) H" }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.
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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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