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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. % h/ Y |; A+ e/ _& Z
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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* Y; v, B t* R& m1 nIn 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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$ N$ M) M& C, U; t2 @! ]( r+ [“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. ( ~7 \- N! x9 U3 W; E0 s; O; m/ @
9 w! m# n# K- R* [- v) RThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. * K- M0 V) C. P
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% f |# C7 B0 m- j+ xJosephine 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.
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4 ]& K3 p' V/ Q) B1 O6 F' ohttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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