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- h/ K) v1 Y& R% nEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes# P9 A8 P6 h; m; b: z/ @1 Q3 ^
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT " Q7 e1 [) a) z& X0 S* N5 R
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* O& w/ _# x- ~. C& L. o$ GAn 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. D! e- `& s" c* x" D) b/ V
6 o) s3 |0 f# L) kCam 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.) w% V; |2 h6 E g
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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9 N c' Y: X d"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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0 `% [2 o3 i1 y2 P- Z% b6 J5 aIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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& I$ ] I" T9 }"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.9 G" \7 u2 Q' c3 N, p
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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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0 L2 g) [* {0 M8 i- BBut 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.$ q$ U, X, a4 P! K; \
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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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