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0 V) z% r. h4 d! h; ?Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes. X; e$ L3 Q% \+ \. p8 \$ Q
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT # @& ]5 _6 }( a8 M4 T7 I' [8 B
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8 q4 M" z5 d! s0 @& k7 ZAn 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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+ p7 @: w7 n; n2 OCam 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.% W( w9 G$ B6 i6 a: P
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.6 {4 X6 r( f# C( J5 k T6 l
8 o, P% U, K$ h% n0 P. M5 nIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.) F' g5 `$ V1 b/ `& e7 N6 B) F
) H9 X9 G* b6 v& _0 q"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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# A% U0 _$ w& M. ~) A) F( J DCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.6 c; P, F; o1 J0 Q2 r( a4 G5 k
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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.
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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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