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7 q" g% W( \; `! ^1 K+ BEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
/ a+ e! Y# ?4 D" k9 XLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT $ j" U! v; D" D9 C: v" m7 Y. F1 K
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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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