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5 V5 K ]4 O- L. ?. ^Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
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: \9 E! |! `' Y2 c6 O" pAn 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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' S1 H1 u" I' T7 Q: hCam 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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6 r2 H; A3 }: @" 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. 4 i, Q; E4 R. g& P# l8 a3 U! n( D
$ `/ ^" c0 |& 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.' G7 c" G: L2 f8 a8 t
0 }% O. p/ x' JIn 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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"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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% c. x! y% x) O. d D3 e' fCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.8 k- J( @# T" I+ ^; i# }
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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.
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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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