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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
?5 \* S% ]6 L$ m0 n& l, QLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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.
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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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! L+ ~; }1 _$ m* G% T* YThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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6 I3 V# [. w# {5 I$ v3 f; R: O"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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4 z& d& }8 u4 G# Z6 YIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.9 }- b) s4 P) b+ U z
: P3 ]! A& d/ Q$ O) i2 U"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.6 ^6 h5 k( U; I5 O
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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.# L0 d G. u4 V% S, `3 ]) t
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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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