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v/ e2 Z9 j9 IEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
, c( Z/ N5 H$ O/ hLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT - |& o$ Y) s/ i3 H5 r
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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., N5 w: b# g: X# t( t. v( o: [8 j
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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.4 m. z& z9 p7 z
6 f( i3 K5 d$ q7 uThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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4 A- `+ r. j4 p: @/ l"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.4 Y5 I" |! U6 k3 g8 z
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.5 G0 p* q( s h+ T
9 W0 k" Z, I% a, ~; s"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.) _, T# `' Y( H3 c+ _
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.8 L( J2 |: B; G( Y" y- R+ ]: x
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But McDonald said the work will have to continue for five or even 10 years if Edmonton is going to meet the needs of those who can't find affordable housing." T/ q( _$ r3 t8 q
, I+ B8 G/ [: n$ ~ i' s"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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