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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. ! [! d, f1 F" `+ x) M
Immigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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' l! v/ n% D' i/ P6 @In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items.
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“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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" ~) F& Y/ U8 \( ]# ]The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. 4 u9 g& ]% C. v9 w
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' p* Q( E( A9 IJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society. . d# K& l7 u4 N$ U
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