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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
/ }+ z. G$ F2 m6 F5 C# u. RImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. * S0 f! G1 F% Z; L2 J
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In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items. $ _& e9 A3 g1 v& j2 B& f+ l) A) a9 ^
4 A1 [7 O7 I" b x: A6 |3 P+ T“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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& t' ~+ r+ j# \2 a8 BThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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0 p% T$ k9 ~$ ~% M' G+ pJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society. * |! b) G. g; v" g7 o% f. m
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