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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
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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.% u4 r9 W( S! J& R0 s
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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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: K( N8 U: M5 ~( Y) |9 pThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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3 l$ j- J: \9 [" I( F"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.+ J' O6 p: @8 Z) F) |% P1 }
# N- b2 Z- |! Q% KIn 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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- ^) H$ {1 b# q- g"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., S1 N6 m) E' S4 ~5 _
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- ?3 O8 E3 |; |' s4 X4 e3 Q6 UCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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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.% m% _% K0 c- O- p' b2 ^; Z4 d, |
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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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