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$ x* @' N5 w* _' T, Q: fEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
$ \7 y4 t. A9 KLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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.
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" w( I: l4 l7 N+ F1 QCam 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.# |& [& l& g; a- D- z4 d& m- K
9 \" l" s. A: a( J8 M/ b0 MThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. : z9 L% u; t% E: [
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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5 }" N9 k8 O+ W8 g! L$ CIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months., p2 Z+ `/ d4 J" i
' z, U0 t1 H3 X4 J"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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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.1 T# T9 Q+ p4 A1 Q) V% p+ O- N
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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.* @( T2 C* a) S8 }4 D" A* W
% }' O5 F! O1 x/ g( m I"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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