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4 F: S% ~* i+ P! l7 jEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
. c9 m( f4 r/ W* }8 ]Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT . f* Z- ^" |) y6 k" j- ]9 U
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, R7 b0 c2 }+ w/ M( LAn 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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6 q O9 B, R, m* F1 g: [/ FCam 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.$ f! P' {: I7 i
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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. 5 T% H9 z& r; w! P6 J; x
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.. E# p. j& u7 q% d
' w2 i4 b5 |9 R* H7 LIn 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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9 T) V7 _. Y: D"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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j2 ?/ j0 x2 z6 H. C% DCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.: k% ?; {8 k' N: `
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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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