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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
6 |7 m: X# P1 Z% [( QLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 1 V1 T# T% Z; r. K. }: E2 |; O
CBC News
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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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1 E' e! Q) v4 E8 DCam 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.% G! k5 V6 f# z2 {/ a( Q, J* { W
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 9 v! W4 x. f% F. C
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.; N: k' p, W3 J( }% Y
, J$ y. e+ E6 E+ b, j4 y) zIn 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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+ R' O7 Z6 w; ?& v) ^"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.* P: p5 j; [3 h3 {/ W
9 Y# a2 u" T% P: z: z0 s6 wBut 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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! E- w. Q0 Z& D& f6 x"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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