 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Check the link below.
2 Y8 s% _7 L6 @- T. N1 u5 t
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.
2 @6 p3 O$ F2 t
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
* v( a5 W8 S6 O" {
“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
3 n! v) }3 a3 _$ P0 D
The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
; I0 E- F1 ?5 t- }6 B$ N
0 n, w! z: k! D1 m; O% i+ H 6 U( m+ @$ C7 p8 a0 e# L0 }+ n( n
5 i+ D$ t. @1 K+ O' c9 Q- H
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
+ ]1 H1 f1 a3 V9 v- l6 thttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
|