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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes/ |) X) M9 _! `$ w, X
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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.* U# n. X$ w( r/ D, r3 t
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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.$ }0 k F/ V; S( {3 G. p& M
: c0 C* _8 l X+ Y' }The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 5 j# b, W" w% L/ {- P
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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' J8 ^9 K# e$ }, [. ?- JIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.5 h2 I$ Q( g r+ O
! _6 ]' ?9 d+ {7 d9 [/ J; 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.
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; W! F& B+ X8 m8 |/ V& ^! KCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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v v% X! R9 ^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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7 g1 Y2 W7 |; F) ^ w2 ^. U" R"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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