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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes

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发表于 2007-6-20 11:16 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... /20/housing-ed.html
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  Q( k6 r. n$ O5 REdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
. l* m6 Y. M' O. Y8 O- I# J6 `Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 1 e+ ^' t( ?' c% F* K2 V9 ]
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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.2 [) {3 m- |5 o! j( i  x

& E9 A) g8 ?8 \# V! J4 JCam 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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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.* q% j% `* @' S5 u; M3 K
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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./ K+ o; v% r9 A8 a

& Y) S9 `" x3 m% k"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., n! \1 G1 ?' ?+ j7 Z; g
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) ]4 j% T6 t) ]# P9 LCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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& W. Q- N  _" {( M, Z/ aBut 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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; l  p& m1 Z1 c3 K0 F: H+ X7 B1 i"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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发表于 2007-6-20 11:39 | 显示全部楼层
demand still more than supply
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 12:07 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 BaiLing 于 2007-6-20 12:39 发表 ( Q% T: A7 Z) N5 V0 E' _# M" `( `; R
demand still more than supply

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7 v2 `4 u; o5 N0 [, k6 hYou are right, it is just to help some extremely hopeless homeless people. I believe not many of us want to live in that kind of "affordable houses" and neighbourhood.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:24 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
原帖由 音响神仙鱼 于 2007-6-20 12:16 发表 ; B5 C- Q- `: T$ u' E" k5 d/ ?
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+ T* n# o7 v( UEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
* U! n9 m' y* _# p$ @) |Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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If you look at the waiting list then you will not be happy at all.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:34 | 显示全部楼层
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"............................好象很多是为homeless or poor准备的.
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可以断定: 这项目对中国新老移民没有很大帮助, 只是隔壁家里开饭, 让你闻闻香而已.
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 13:55 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表
% |$ Y  v, O6 M) ]4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...

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4 S8 {2 w" r1 s. X0 Y& Rsurely it's not for most of us. how smart our government is!
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发表于 2007-6-20 15:45 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表
! b  f) N7 z9 e7 G) ]4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...
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9 X9 f9 R$ ?& u4 C9 h我们大多数是按照技术移民被接纳的,这就意味着政府认为你在这个国家能自食其力,自己生存。廉价房屋当然没有考虑咱们的需要啦。
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