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" P+ K# s3 L2 G" Z, o. WEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes+ p) `# e" Z9 W
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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/ [9 P! w1 {" B0 B2 N/ AAn 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.( `4 e: T2 u) A! A6 v
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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./ _2 J' f2 x) _, V- O- C
# z% h4 k9 v' m8 T1 {The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. , l0 ` u5 V. o8 b1 K B& ?
: W# A2 b3 x6 {"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.; H* G( ?) `- O
8 s$ ]; V) t9 O) C3 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.- h5 A+ {: {. j% K) A3 P) ?
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5 M- r3 b9 U3 n0 uCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.3 I) P H1 ]. Z
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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.* A) l- h2 l$ d
* H6 ~# `6 f( ^3 L& u* u' M( B"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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