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# h4 C N& `9 MEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
$ g( t0 R: ? ~, |6 G* `Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 0 \% `& h4 L0 y0 D! u, k
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% ?9 ?& R- ?1 e; VAn 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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0 R1 f( h* S$ |& s; FCam 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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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. ( v5 v% r# D' Z
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.# G, ], |$ w$ W5 p1 `
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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.
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: D f( r5 z% r, Z"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.3 s, p0 B8 b4 `) G/ 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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8 a( F4 }3 v' j4 v( \' b" L! fBut 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.! M& [7 j" C( S: x
3 W T+ r' J7 k! L9 P, l, 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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