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. y4 x& h" A0 C- @7 xNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. ) x4 x+ h1 x0 R# B
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.
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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. * K5 Q& |8 j3 ]" a, Z* }
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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.
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: f- o* v! W* S0 TThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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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.
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