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3 U6 d6 h1 W& h# o; i9 cEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes6 f% ?- q$ C, p/ E! H
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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) \& i1 T" x ?) N5 Q/ ^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.; {! p8 ], j) b" z- T4 k
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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.5 p, g, S- n5 x4 F
3 \$ b) r. a( g7 D- X2 yThe $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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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d" n3 V" B7 \) @City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.0 @! @0 d4 p: ?/ w+ f; _( q
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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.- r. s5 u' p" ]+ _
; |1 Q7 ?1 q6 }- o"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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