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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes I0 o7 m& a2 {( }
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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) E n& m3 J6 B3 LAn 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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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.+ \' B. B8 { m3 h6 Z
~7 _6 A6 s3 HThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 0 b" j: L7 i9 p! i
3 G6 g; M3 U2 j- c8 _: {"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.7 X; X- _) f$ r V
1 k @3 D% C) G$ |' j2 E"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.' a' l; W% w5 J3 N, f& @
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3 T( M+ @* }8 p' XCity 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.
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# U7 h8 S: X/ U/ P+ u* D"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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