 鲜花( 2)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... /20/housing-ed.html
. y( h* i# P$ z3 F0 [5 m
$ }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
1 `6 F7 F r: `- bCBC News
6 Q( M1 v5 S* t! d0 t, [% `7 p" L1 |2 D4 Q0 X3 U+ s8 X: h
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
* R- W" U( |# O# t. V: ^
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
% r$ c/ O7 Q. W0 I
The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
" h) y. }7 t& g* I$ q* z5 l% m7 Z1 g- C2 V) ]! A ~8 }. s
"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
7 S6 O6 T- h- v) j& J* l+ J. t# B$ y0 z3 X y
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.
4 i8 i* d2 _* M; S2 l4 V8 b0 f* T
"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( |
Continue Article
- G1 m& w0 n! T7 N2 f" v8 d* n
8 }3 g3 k0 {2 x( c( s
# m# ^) Y& _0 GCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
L8 X, t; p) I$ i
$ 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.
2 K/ x& m* Q- @ y
) 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." |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-6-20 11:16
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
楼主
