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# F6 z* F) S- J; {1 D" H8 ZEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes; y6 Y8 c" v( c' e/ g! J3 p- {3 x/ x
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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3 Q6 x. Y: M* ?$ i3 g3 @' o9 ZAn 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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6 n* z8 X, m3 ?9 @& ^5 rCam 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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+ h! j4 R3 c6 i3 x: [9 s8 AThe $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.
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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.- b2 {0 v j; m8 j
" \4 J/ M: W" ^2 H+ w. P( OIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.7 j( g, t& J9 z3 F
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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.2 V! p/ g, w/ W# ]2 `5 f
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.% R; J. l- v* ^& O& e. }
* A0 m; H2 g7 T/ ~: HBut 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.! ^: b# v5 W& }* Z; d; j
9 W5 L+ A C0 |- ["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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