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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes: W% e- ` f7 F. k6 O! g. n
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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. ^- M# C( E! \4 W* ^5 b6 v0 VAn 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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$ a" d6 ^3 M+ Q1 Z; s! F5 dCam 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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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.
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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.* h( B8 A t/ R4 R
) }0 F/ {7 j5 k/ l! n"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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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months./ q) b' w- p+ I2 C& J# _
- i: s; H- H- N1 p1 K2 sBut 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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* Z2 I2 `% @. f3 j. d l( C. v6 ]"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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