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8 i% ^$ [5 v/ K" U5 b) m5 q) h- JEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
& D1 g n# |6 Q! @, v7 Z7 CLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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! k4 W1 w6 _9 T- vAn 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.$ R& m5 I$ N% e6 A" }/ @+ K( X
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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.4 o6 d+ `2 x K8 Z, |
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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! v a8 M+ V) o% T) P"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.) y! l" j& M6 b ^# g9 u3 \5 k
/ `& l/ ]6 S; m$ `In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months., P* S, {* m# B- Z! x" ]% {! {
0 p& H" E: G3 T6 P0 n"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.0 v" j5 v; \' D1 G3 Z8 Q
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.* ?* j$ X8 K: j$ y' k
. l0 n& a; s3 o* _5 PBut 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.
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"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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