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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes/ ^/ ~9 Q5 w3 J) e* g e- z* L
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT & y4 U( m# |7 P/ h1 k# V
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An 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." W; F4 r; t4 ~9 A2 E! i0 T
& Q4 w3 q7 e+ W+ D& y- l' f SCam 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.$ {; n, d' i, i: a' X1 T
8 E5 V5 \" @/ x& Z+ z$ }7 i1 SThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 5 `4 Z3 m. h4 d k* ?; S& [4 C
5 z9 i5 v: E: T; q( Q' w"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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6 r7 \/ k* r t- t: _In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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' J8 X$ A! @9 \' n$ sCity 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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9 k$ P' G* a X% o"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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