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9 }9 _0 Q5 L4 D+ l7 A( O4 TNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. : L* \. ]- @5 D9 D: ~0 f E
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. 7 v! E+ ?8 e+ \, ?
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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. 3 R8 j! G: E' p: G/ F4 R7 R
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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. . U9 r, n/ n; b7 ]' d
. z6 U6 N* I9 @: Q" F& r1 qThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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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.
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