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! ?! s1 M" D; w% i% YEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
" v; S4 a ], WLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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.2 }( A0 c) d6 U
- o7 d$ s$ U# F# O L* kCam 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. q( x1 [2 n; c3 V9 D1 j* e! @
, T2 |( B+ C! ?! X' WThe $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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/ r X, A b. w2 G, c"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.* ~2 ^ o; S' Y+ K) B
. e* l) S, b D! w \"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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, t) h) _1 {1 i6 ^, h8 h1 O! O& zCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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- f1 T8 p+ V& ~, o0 W( o0 y% OBut 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.% Q( n( K* P, |& p, \: o
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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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