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: T7 }. y$ ]9 K: ` }& jEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes% G g- I. w' I# m% i* y @
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT , A6 r1 W% T' B/ T5 R! j
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. ?% _" ]4 C' u$ K- _& 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.0 N# k* I" c3 w+ R& b
* H. }4 z( J9 O) N& L9 ZCam 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., G: a- {: }3 W' `- ^: L6 |
( z& g! Y: f9 f. ]The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 4 n( x+ P9 [: X# k( e
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.8 x% t3 M( F( G
. v! ]! A- P; B# B"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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) W3 { c' s3 G$ f) \. J% pBut 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.& v# t$ P7 B2 x. V y: \3 }4 H
6 j1 P% G! z: k1 }- h8 b% m7 w% ^"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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