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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes

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发表于 2007-6-20 11:16 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes, K9 s& ^6 D' i5 \7 B
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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.# G. e: p$ L4 ~
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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., }$ a: s* q0 A; u& K% N) ]

5 s* w1 U* p4 g3 Y) N. hThe $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. 9 {6 n, s" I6 U! g0 G
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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.0 o% e& I3 T! l: p. V' h7 c+ @

. s9 V$ o& G! g6 r7 ~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.
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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.' X! R; k& x; J2 e- F& n
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.: d- p9 \6 W7 p

' r" o6 n% B& r, P# s5 zBut 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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发表于 2007-6-20 11:39 | 显示全部楼层
demand still more than supply
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 12:07 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 BaiLing 于 2007-6-20 12:39 发表 ) Z$ C. E4 M9 a: \# c5 M
demand still more than supply

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You are right, it is just to help some extremely hopeless homeless people. I believe not many of us want to live in that kind of "affordable houses" and neighbourhood.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:24 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
原帖由 音响神仙鱼 于 2007-6-20 12:16 发表
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& X! W" l4 P2 O. g2 S  QIf you look at the waiting list then you will not be happy at all.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:34 | 显示全部楼层
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"............................好象很多是为homeless or poor准备的.
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* L) g" I4 Z& T可以断定: 这项目对中国新老移民没有很大帮助, 只是隔壁家里开饭, 让你闻闻香而已.
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 13:55 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表 " o7 m7 o$ l, t# v4 @2 [
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...
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surely it's not for most of us. how smart our government is!
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发表于 2007-6-20 15:45 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表 ! m' T1 Y) ^# E* A6 ?; [
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...
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我们大多数是按照技术移民被接纳的,这就意味着政府认为你在这个国家能自食其力,自己生存。廉价房屋当然没有考虑咱们的需要啦。
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