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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes# X; T3 m8 K$ d( N0 F* [8 O
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT # m k) J' n1 c& J6 @+ }
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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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% ? n* n( B. }) ]1 d* jCam 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., m8 `4 P7 p+ ]
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. ' y$ z# l. c- F, {
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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.
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8 s9 u* t0 Q2 A8 h1 DIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.6 `" S: Z2 Q, q/ m! a6 U
$ c8 }2 l8 f8 B"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.
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/ c+ l% g# o1 F/ R3 F; _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.; j: r& s" l3 X1 u W0 F
! f6 L3 d; W3 r9 [* T; I" D"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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