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1 } {& `* g# @# S6 c1 ZNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
5 T+ P3 q% z e, X0 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. + ]! \5 ^0 T1 ~9 w- _
: J1 w% T7 B2 U: J+ b0 f% M9 [$ l6 pIn 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. ) b+ g3 T& q8 c X. u+ [
4 j% A* `- i7 ]. f* ]6 ~“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. b; ?$ X7 X) L1 I
" L; p) i& S2 y4 I9 v3 |The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. 8 T# y4 h( b' \
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8 W! s, L3 k. A$ g) F1 ^2 U( b- d0 xJosephine 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. * ~, Y9 ]8 P: e1 @( V/ P2 h
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