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& O% ^9 S8 M m; P0 v3 h" ]Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
& O( C, e2 r3 V MLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 4 I% l- I0 K0 T; \1 [5 D
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: v. p6 o9 |" Q9 R( L4 hAn 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.
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2 ~- D# |4 N) \4 }* c. w# ], cCam 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 $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 1 m$ f# ?. L6 F: L: s
9 {1 e9 V: B) C3 A; ~' _"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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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.6 ?) r% ]1 V. Z7 b/ I4 C5 a3 h
3 Y" `" s' a t& ~" \: L: e"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. `6 X- s0 o! x5 y
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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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% b2 ?- V8 B) b+ D. T"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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