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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes& z2 j7 Q% f% @( M5 v5 h* o
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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" [* A0 F; P3 Y' Q4 ~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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1 O# \: ~) Y3 ? h9 y; G: j- CCam 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.& Z3 s+ d8 f# R7 D' k! M
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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 K% c) p: B; P5 ]7 v" ?
% D) @5 v4 c6 y, e"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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8 I/ p+ w6 e# D' wIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.+ H4 _% x, l: t/ @+ c- s; d! O
7 }; ?7 S; D( K3 Y"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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. X! K1 S! b( X+ rCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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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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