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发表于 2007-6-20 11:16 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... /20/housing-ed.html
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7 q" g% W( \; `! ^1 K+ BEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
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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.
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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.& o+ D( Z& }# x3 e$ b: B# ~
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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. 3 ]5 l2 C, K; U; _3 J5 f  @

5 U! U) T  s4 f! q) R% U"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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& n0 M/ z4 o1 b5 P. 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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+ g6 U# `  K6 d" j. E"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." D0 j- U. {. \9 a, H" M
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.  R  `8 a+ q3 J2 l: d& y2 n6 l
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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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"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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发表于 2007-6-20 11:39 | 显示全部楼层
demand still more than supply
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 12:07 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 BaiLing 于 2007-6-20 12:39 发表 , a2 I; @7 h* V9 ^& J; C
demand still more than supply

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You are right, it is just to help some extremely hopeless homeless people. I believe not many of us want to live in that kind of "affordable houses" and neighbourhood.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:24 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
原帖由 音响神仙鱼 于 2007-6-20 12:16 发表 & x. L2 x) ^0 _, T/ `3 t
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... /20/housing-ed.html; ~7 p' ?; a6 ^" u5 k& S( ]
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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
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An ambitiou ...
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If you look at the waiting list then you will not be happy at all.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:34 | 显示全部楼层
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"............................好象很多是为homeless or poor准备的. : q/ R' G) {9 R

3 f1 v$ S: a5 \! `可以断定: 这项目对中国新老移民没有很大帮助, 只是隔壁家里开饭, 让你闻闻香而已.
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 13:55 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表 9 r$ y' Q3 {7 h& @* r
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...

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surely it's not for most of us. how smart our government is!
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发表于 2007-6-20 15:45 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表 1 ?6 G$ W# Q1 ^) s2 S5 {/ t
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...
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8 a/ X4 B5 G9 }/ z我们大多数是按照技术移民被接纳的,这就意味着政府认为你在这个国家能自食其力,自己生存。廉价房屋当然没有考虑咱们的需要啦。
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