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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes P# p' @" ?# O* s5 }% j1 s9 ?
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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8 @4 n% G- I: j; W2 hAn 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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2 _$ z& I: t7 B4 z1 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.3 c$ B. q$ m! Y v7 d* Q, Z
& N, g/ A5 F# G/ RThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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* P( } ^0 @7 S. j8 H; k+ ~"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.) D6 _! e% h6 U8 t2 g: T" F+ |/ M
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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4 J6 Y' ?9 x* @"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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2 E, X4 d* E; x# Q8 W/ K) pCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.$ [- {8 C. a1 A! v; |4 X) \
) q/ T: I# a& ?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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"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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