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9 x0 @3 r- J6 ^* w- EEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
9 `9 R/ n4 g" M2 E; x1 mLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT 0 {3 W+ A! I8 w% ] S; y$ h
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5 I |% c7 B! wAn ambitious city plan to build almost 4,000 new units of affordable housing in Edmonton over the next three years is welcome news for an advocate for the poor.
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$ d a7 N! \" r7 [. _7 p9 vCam McDonald, a spokesman with the YMCA, said demand is brisk these days for the organization's simple accommodations, which have become home to hundreds of people./ h( J" s z" E/ x: v6 {
! c/ }- X+ J3 E* C4 v& u1 WThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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; h+ W# h7 x3 N. Z; p"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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) a; M% S2 [5 v: DIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.$ E3 h1 V8 [8 e' ~, X
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8 m& `' @1 u0 {; A* O2 S+ DCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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But McDonald said the work will have to continue for five or even 10 years if Edmonton is going to meet the needs of those who can't find affordable housing.
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"It's going to take time — this is not an overnight solution by any means — but I think we are making good progress." |
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