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, U& {, N$ Q9 b, W# W8 R$ q7 y7 tEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
; O0 Z& ^* f9 w6 PLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT . l4 e1 W s2 b6 Q- ?- K
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9 Q! w& N! u: {9 s4 ]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.& W+ A O0 t9 N/ M8 ~5 F
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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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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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2 Z$ U$ H7 i+ q2 ]"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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. S4 c7 p ?4 DIn 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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' u+ u; Z3 L5 ~" b! ]! Y"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.+ z6 N, q; G3 Y3 I' \7 o8 V
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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3 c0 ]6 v7 \) }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.- ?& s4 \7 g" m2 B& v
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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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