# `. ?7 o' }) W% z, \5 BFirst-time homebuyers in Edmonton will get a break. A unique, made-in-Edmonton program will put up to 1,000 new homes on the market and help ease Edmonton’s new home crunch. + a/ V& t3 \3 m; q ~2 C7 S) m: |7 [* w8 E& E
" L( @, g% K- C# ~Thanks to an exemption to the Municipal Government Act and the support of Edmonton City Council and the Edmonton-area school boards, the First-time Homebuyers Program will transform 20 unused school sites in city neighbourhoods into potential locations for new homes.2 ^. f- Y" I3 e2 i