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4 M0 V$ E8 w% {9 \' _Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
) f" Z0 ~ ?5 u1 ?Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 4 U: h5 {) m% q' t2 v
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" {+ G( x$ H8 U. XAn 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.( t8 E. C3 I( n& I% k) _4 f1 E! `
, [' J% J6 f9 c$ |- K/ aCam 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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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. ' f! O9 F7 W6 m+ }$ ^
) T9 [3 M2 o8 E3 \5 k3 ]5 t"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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: w3 c8 n/ Z) \4 J+ \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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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.. a! ~: i/ B, X6 B1 c* t1 D
& e0 L- z" N& zBut 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." c/ o) J% r8 }' r8 b& n
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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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