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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
4 c, x2 v: u" ~5 ELast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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" L4 \$ N1 j" a0 N! S) K; Q$ UAn 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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' ]8 u' y( y. tCam 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.
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7 a S3 O( \5 v) K1 O( qThe $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. : c; t& i7 g4 f) |! _) h& m
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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.; O- |, h( Z3 k
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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.9 h2 V9 R2 f! k
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"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.: M r" }6 T1 l. I
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, O3 x6 n) A9 aCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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/ v7 @, o0 S, s8 K; `6 \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.* x/ ^! D& J) m# x! u! M
# I6 k9 R7 M8 Q"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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