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$ y& h7 e+ C8 QNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 3 J* Q k' I' U8 n9 w9 ]( ?
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. * m) }3 T* R7 w; X+ L0 s
9 Q, ~, f. ]* T z, zIn 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. # Z1 ~! l# H6 t# Q
: k1 w4 ^& q: J9 C9 p b“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. $ F. L5 K8 v% Y. _! d
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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4 K" `9 s1 ^- [) _4 m8 M6 v% @9 XJosephine 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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