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0 n9 G2 v) @! Y ?9 BEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes1 l( [2 o) e, T0 u. B4 O
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT , x+ z: q' h( Q* p; x
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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. _9 [5 p$ H( W+ `/ o j
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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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6 |& S6 i6 Y1 R8 ~$ h! p" dThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 5 J6 T; D, z2 u: M9 |6 U
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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& U$ c3 ^3 G+ CIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.) Z( ` v W2 _3 H9 m V
/ W$ v4 C! s: k"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.5 Q# w& ^# Y& m/ ^& |
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, W2 l; s# h6 b. S6 F5 XCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.1 f5 a- D" j" C1 f- T9 E, A
: I$ f; q5 @! w* 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.
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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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