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0 R& X' Y1 A% K0 ^" i0 vNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 9 M& A8 R( T2 h* b$ O0 M
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. $ a& \4 U/ ]5 `5 Y
& l1 s: A+ n) Z- E i$ j6 c# ?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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) z" a5 Z0 U: r# N“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. ! O- v: K' P. {0 w, \ m
3 K8 O9 P4 v- A$ G2 ~The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. , D4 F% \* B" C2 y1 m
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C1 {- i% J$ [# c2 s- mJosephine 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. + u: x* C0 G5 P* p8 l; m- }
' ^1 f( Y7 r5 B) U2 m/ K% j' [http://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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