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! o- x$ K" k6 `1 V3 u! QEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes, I: \$ }1 c4 `2 R' |; v+ j
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 3 t I6 A7 P8 f3 q! _
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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.* g1 \; Z+ ], X P
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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." ]8 i/ f4 U* p$ R, T6 B$ g* n
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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2 [ P9 ]: g* j4 H* F5 B5 v0 ~"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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. R0 y9 ~6 K- @; S$ _) T' s2 QIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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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." I9 C) J* j& P4 e
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6 _) [$ v! t8 a2 o3 ?* YCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.- ~! R( \6 p' I) Z- d
& t! U6 a0 x; O3 @( T4 SBut 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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/ ]1 {) L( p. o- d' ^' n8 z"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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