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- e' m+ C9 [6 N6 MNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. % a0 d0 t: P6 ^
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. ) ?+ d, c! u% L1 }5 m2 ^) ~ C4 d
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In 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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“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.
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. . d6 V1 N# I4 K8 C7 S0 F7 S
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9 Z# b' |! t9 ~( Z+ UJosephine 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. 1 f" R- Q% L5 a8 y
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