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: H4 t+ B1 c7 w8 M0 dEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
7 \3 \* [! J9 c& t/ P: ELast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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! |% k8 q3 t4 ]6 B+ R% }# K; A1 `* O& QAn 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.) C: W T! q$ D6 D5 x8 g C
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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.- R1 [. f% v+ y$ k* E
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. . F {2 U: L6 `+ L% v
& M9 ~/ M. y8 b+ V( z"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.8 F# B8 G3 G8 x: u# Y, G+ Q* {
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months., M$ U4 x9 C! _2 w9 u- ^$ z% ?; `2 C
% r' I+ a. E5 c" s# U"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./ Q, Y3 R: W6 G( J5 c% f
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7 r: |4 L8 B7 i3 sCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.- ]! I# B' v. [. f' Q( v& p
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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.2 G% V: W u* `3 a
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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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