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+ P; w; h3 _/ [, D. @; b1 ?0 zEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes7 j) o4 ^% V ?; z
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT # h) @. y) X6 O" _
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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.1 [* S) }: b+ j3 f8 ]
% W2 R, ?6 s* [- a( i8 z# wCam 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.+ A9 V, S5 Y, b4 F3 V
& o0 u( r t( \- TThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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& C, H. y. g0 g% M) ]. sIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.9 e1 a! h( N4 f0 t6 M z9 n, p4 @
! l/ }6 h1 H; v4 l# O"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.! _1 I0 j% S6 q7 z
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9 P4 \/ X- t5 \City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months. P5 l$ z+ M8 V
0 i1 g' y( {: ^: z8 G) O, r; HBut 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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, @) X7 X5 z. q"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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