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+ M7 }$ r9 C d/ ]Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
2 W: Q# f( i$ c H% T3 Z4 s8 SImmigrant 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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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.
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5 c- Q) |; e" m7 f“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. 8 B' s! a% ^5 x7 f7 x1 V1 K# x
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. * {( f( Z) r! ?) {$ a8 r) L; _
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6 j$ \& q6 K. kJosephine 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. % N9 z" \1 U0 ]1 M
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