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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes6 F3 j9 _ w5 W4 _* T {
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT I: g$ `* A9 B; d
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" m: g+ C7 _7 f& [% tAn 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.; B' B7 E- B4 }, H- v/ J
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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.
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" [% \- N( |3 N6 f5 AThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.' o. p7 ~% r0 p, F8 `' A2 |
, b' ]: |; k" @+ q& \ I$ `/ ZIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.) Z- d) X$ b8 c/ u8 G/ X" Q4 g
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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. \5 R- R3 b5 e
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3 ^3 |9 L' ]% w) g; UCity 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., ^6 i0 W/ }( X) T5 T
0 Q: ?, g) V# k4 g; v+ w"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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