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% k7 H( ?+ v) T" Q* b8 M1 l9 QEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
# s+ }! s5 e# O( dLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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.5 J: T( B" V! i, n
4 o* k- L+ r: O2 X9 i3 |' w4 OCam 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.( K0 U. X. f/ h: |) A3 H2 W
+ j U1 c9 `. x" d5 O( [: s- oThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 7 z4 ]( Z/ U) g! [! p1 N; k& M
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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+ F5 B+ x+ p& ~8 DIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.$ q3 o+ W- \3 l! Q5 E$ m2 R
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.3 g# ?* h E# }5 j- q5 ]
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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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9 d. U2 s7 a% z; {3 j. o2 V"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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