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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 9 i: m, D) F2 Y: y+ b
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. ! _* D6 |1 i. [
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In 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.
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; k- }: E; w, [“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. % @& D' v4 [! [# B
7 u U5 q3 a6 \2 [) b. hThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. % _9 E: v# E# d6 X, {$ Z+ [
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- J2 M( Y$ Z7 _/ N4 q" I: I1 [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. ) r! d3 R& C% F/ z2 d6 }
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