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. a! }& {- s$ { z7 y- SEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
4 W! x) k- K# {8 x8 iLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT % o1 k7 l- d8 t( B, ~: f
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8 O u4 A3 B/ i3 U( t- \4 O% `- vAn 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.
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) ]2 q% T& [7 g6 a6 dCam 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.! U6 C8 ] H$ q5 G8 n0 y
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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. 6 Y/ ^/ l W& E7 N& l6 q# K
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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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% D8 G1 q" v. C; }; Y+ ]5 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.1 {4 K& \, W1 d
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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.! Z# I+ S8 i/ Y
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+ O% {8 D" ?, W% {/ E" rCity 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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