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1 r% _, ^$ H/ j' C" E1 d3 ?Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
* H n& o1 `4 y% fImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. ; W9 M9 |3 }+ z5 A) t# O
8 B8 N$ h9 D7 s2 L/ LIn 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. - M a: i, |9 y& \: t; E( n
7 S- e d- o6 `" b2 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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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. : ` g+ K* Q2 u
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( v6 W6 N0 P- C" S1 |Josephine 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.
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