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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
' H% J% [" c1 X; i( S! j7 MLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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' D- E# C E, z. SAn 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.% k+ h* p J5 b6 ^) D s
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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.
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' l7 W2 J5 Y. m8 [1 c& s4 sThe $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. . a. t% h* n1 k/ Q
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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.2 l4 S0 U0 A) M1 `8 U
" S1 W- t/ V- G5 M; D3 lIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.% k0 I& i5 K; M; m
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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. m7 G. a0 m0 K; F) ~
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% u6 Q0 C4 W+ ?. ~- C/ l1 {% j8 jCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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9 [" r3 S! [4 oBut 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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"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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