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0 [3 J( U5 u( k7 T7 lEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes2 F3 U4 p' a0 e- @
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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6 @: Z" _7 S J7 t7 cAn 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.
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! \- w$ r+ O2 [The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. + B0 H& B( |% v7 X" Q
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.( H6 T3 U5 M0 @
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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4 L' C& v( _' b; |"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.& H/ F2 D& W( I! g$ d3 K. P
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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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% T3 A7 }. M% g# b' F WBut 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.0 V& A/ u, v+ |2 T: H7 o
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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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