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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
0 M$ G" I6 P% m2 q0 rLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT : P* @) h' Z P, p M
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& B( y# e# }3 F. K0 R1 H" lAn 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.: U; Z a7 x0 T! T Z1 j5 {
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 7 i+ @/ i% `5 Q/ o$ f" D
0 m: R. w$ E5 Z) W"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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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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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.
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! v- k* ]; q0 p5 A5 N' ZCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.* ^8 ?, U/ f$ g' c# e7 Z) e* f
6 _: V6 s7 ]! G/ r$ FBut 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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