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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes7 q$ W( X9 `5 f; g
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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- J5 d8 j5 i s K0 sAn 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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6 r s6 N3 H8 tThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. - F) G' P# h$ {, u5 R
/ Z( I) V) o+ d# {# i"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.& ]$ L5 P8 b! B" u6 M
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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.- X y5 C O2 `. x B! m/ K# z
8 r. _: t% T' I: U4 K"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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- Y; y) p8 V' j3 `( O8 c* F) ^' DCity 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.# A* S! H7 K8 _8 U `
3 P# f! D7 [# F& O+ 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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