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Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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. {* t9 N2 H, tAn 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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$ X8 v3 P; Z4 N2 l! r( 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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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. ( E- E, }2 Q) q Y' p& E
9 H* F+ l. C# k( k' a"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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7 L! O/ Y, r' A; ~In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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! x8 G( @% D2 z5 x$ C( O' X"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.( j2 p( a) P" R5 ~5 G5 g% h b
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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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.& C) ]! }4 v |0 ]; c) l- o
/ N6 [# Z! V" c2 D& H3 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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