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发表于 2007-6-20 11:16 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... /20/housing-ed.html
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$ }2 G* Q- D. {5 L: `Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes9 ]+ w* r# ]5 S, N# }2 i
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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An 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.5 t: x6 r8 y, M- X8 z1 I
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Cam 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.' D5 F+ v# j& z. {" j7 J
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta." N7 [% V! |0 p+ j" S! Z( |
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# m# ^) Y& _0 GCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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$ x+ t  P+ }0 Q& {* ~3 i/ NBut 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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) Y+ C' U3 C: E4 s1 |) \"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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发表于 2007-6-20 11:39 | 显示全部楼层
demand still more than supply
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 12:07 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 BaiLing 于 2007-6-20 12:39 发表
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You are right, it is just to help some extremely hopeless homeless people. I believe not many of us want to live in that kind of "affordable houses" and neighbourhood.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:24 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
原帖由 音响神仙鱼 于 2007-6-20 12:16 发表
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8 B. H1 F" ?5 D% L$ IIf you look at the waiting list then you will not be happy at all.
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发表于 2007-6-20 13:34 | 显示全部楼层
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"............................好象很多是为homeless or poor准备的. ' R$ f$ k" @2 g
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可以断定: 这项目对中国新老移民没有很大帮助, 只是隔壁家里开饭, 让你闻闻香而已.
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 楼主| 发表于 2007-6-20 13:55 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表
1 f3 v6 ?* i( d: U8 G0 r4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...

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surely it's not for most of us. how smart our government is!
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发表于 2007-6-20 15:45 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
原帖由 dgg 于 2007-6-20 14:34 发表 9 s; `# s9 C. h/ N/ l
4000个units 到2010年完成. 也就是说一年1000多个. 而且注意," providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes," "is welcome news for an advocate for the poor"...... ...

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; K1 B0 e6 f% _- o$ F; L# j2 S我们大多数是按照技术移民被接纳的,这就意味着政府认为你在这个国家能自食其力,自己生存。廉价房屋当然没有考虑咱们的需要啦。
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