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' y" S) {2 ^& HEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes" o/ x" W7 i8 z8 r
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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( F0 i z, \4 ~0 p7 |& yAn 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.
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3 ~! P/ s3 H. q% e0 NCam 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.
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% H& h) U' q0 G8 C2 gThe $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. . n6 h% `8 s( U+ x ~7 v" J/ e
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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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.
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"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.# O4 j" n5 I0 t+ }. y" H# n
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* Y) o9 t0 p& m7 v, {! w' @% A& UCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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But 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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' |8 u( A* T+ x4 U7 B! Z"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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