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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
9 [" V8 u; P: |/ WLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 8 I# C4 T" w) C7 J+ H) ^; J9 m; J
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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.4 A( i# y# q, |
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Cam 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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! l o- l& i# K B1 k; O* GThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. - b4 m' O, o" L6 b) R
2 H' W# Z, e4 P"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said., P2 t0 v& E" y
6 {0 ?* F. \2 b$ m# t* ?' [. F0 \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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b! x2 Y; n, c! M. |9 j8 R"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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% W" Z. e; I! QCity 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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"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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