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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
0 k0 K/ b3 [1 @! mLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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0 V" A* H+ O: U# W2 |7 R, gAn 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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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.
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; Z: l7 Z' R8 |! a2 Z4 v/ q+ A5 Y& YThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. , h, h2 r- w: w1 Z0 Y* }9 ^2 d
6 A! D; I V4 o, S R) I0 D8 O/ V"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.6 Q2 b B9 z" j5 H
1 F0 d# c: S+ p2 b) dIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.8 y& v* H. }) e0 @2 Q2 s9 J) t
; K0 d7 N: v5 K9 `/ O# h( I"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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! ]1 y* i9 N* V. m4 ]. ^City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.4 j4 J+ F* D2 L3 ^: S! ^
1 p$ M0 f) k% |0 K* n5 F) M [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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