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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes+ Y0 l: O4 u3 Q! U3 F3 u
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." z8 `; H1 {. c$ g3 [
/ @7 G+ Q" k; `( M1 m# b+ mCam 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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( ~% o. m3 z4 x9 Z9 Z+ B. FThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. : g( q' s+ U! S1 U4 M3 ~; h
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.+ V" ? G# P7 ~% Y3 O
1 Q+ r* P+ O5 ^: D1 E2 XIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.7 D% D' ^, h, S: l+ Y( I
9 `* z* I$ Q* W) _9 ~- Y' X) Z2 l"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." f* n; [4 ?4 J7 ?& {5 D
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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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.
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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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