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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes' f F0 C% p& ~. i( ^: ~3 ~
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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+ q0 E0 f$ {- Z: N' d @/ G, QAn 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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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.
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% G1 C8 r4 y8 O& K$ bThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 9 ^! M. D8 U! @- w0 e f
1 y" b$ M" ~ @8 Q, F/ w"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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% _- W2 ~6 e( a6 { CIn 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.2 z4 [0 Y( }7 q2 d/ y3 ^
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.* _8 J: w3 X) J1 Y1 F u
/ S+ W, Y3 q% P5 B+ z# w0 Q9 CBut 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.5 ]5 N. e4 |" v! g m+ ~8 V) z
6 }% H' b9 \; g/ x: _$ G"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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