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Check the link below.
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3 ~- ~, \$ [ F8 K% y1 ?, fNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. : P, b1 J# m' f- \# t9 g! G0 C
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.
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8 \$ k6 H7 [ FIn 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. - S# j- r$ b3 q `+ G7 R8 t
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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. 5 R: i' i6 H- \6 p% s
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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Josephine 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. # a( o3 E6 I2 Q2 I o1 k
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