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3 ^2 n6 T8 p" W& }' X* vEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
# W( p7 M3 F. Z- C& q( G% S- V2 iLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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: `1 @1 E* |9 E; N' m2 JAn 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.+ b8 y- F0 [, f0 X# [2 O" }
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Cam 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.! T! v+ u5 z3 g" k! b. ~. ?8 _) H9 X
, i2 x B0 M9 S7 B' Y# t D/ }The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 5 U5 d- }: q! u6 Q, V9 c
6 L% }" Y# Z3 i"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.3 }' B) @4 Z6 F, @" q/ R9 v$ V
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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.( _3 v: v; p8 A4 v: ~9 p" w; e
$ M! Y+ Z5 K, N% q- ]/ @3 C"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& X2 ^2 t* D$ V3 |/ |1 ZCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.% ?: O/ R( i* L, {+ D4 }* q+ Q
( n% X# x- E- `* T0 W8 dBut 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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' S% M5 a2 [9 }, H: i* Z"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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