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; f9 K+ d5 {( oEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
, K4 A6 D3 _. u) S) ZLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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! f9 V0 O$ h( E/ [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.; @ e/ q7 ?* \7 J- c
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. ! I9 L5 t6 I9 R6 _% G
0 d7 u( A; [+ P& v9 Z! n"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.0 ]$ w* o( Z( l( N
8 Q2 y' }( |% U* \1 XIn 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 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." r; T5 e, b% \1 j1 x1 S, U: N: _
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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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/ p7 s) L/ k' i2 k# w5 e& lBut 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.
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2 G' M( x, Z" C9 X6 y! j"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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