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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
) P$ F4 v! \% w( _, D, F: qImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. , s# i" l, u1 ]- B4 [7 R
6 P* i" Q8 J% j: CIn 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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“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. , m5 X+ A: ]7 E$ ~0 u4 D
+ D" D+ [. ^0 b5 C8 y/ GThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. s7 s1 s/ ?# j, O" R! D
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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. , k) v5 G4 C$ i `) A, Z0 A* {
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