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# k; }$ U1 Z" p0 D9 gEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes9 S3 ^! e, q7 K: j# s
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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/ h$ ^0 K2 I/ 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.# b( s8 M& W+ L2 ^7 c: e# o/ Y7 }
9 I* u8 }% C& Z) r0 ^/ |, PThe $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. 0 F6 z6 Z2 k. x- F* c, [4 w7 y
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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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! ? v. r7 z% H5 p2 S' FIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.# f3 p; ? \3 h {& O3 r
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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.5 G+ s s; @" f8 I* ?, o
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, `8 Q) S7 Q1 R% [! a6 p: B" n' G kCity 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.; b% G3 i1 X! g8 v6 M) o
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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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