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% k# V) [4 n% M6 SNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
. r/ b4 v( B" i+ z) Z1 @2 oImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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. O5 U4 n% } D( a- ^& eIn 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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“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.
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, N8 x: z/ e, V- o5 o3 q4 S& _The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. 7 @% A$ c* [+ r0 r# r
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, {5 R4 n0 t8 u! X" YJosephine 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.
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