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3 ?+ K# |( S. e# A2 BEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes3 Y% [0 n i: [0 k' K8 b
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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! v ~" O- u: n& nAn 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.0 {+ _, b4 j5 Y6 _ Q M6 Y9 Y# {
, A4 J" _8 y6 KCam 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.% o# f3 l3 b _5 Z
H6 s3 j) I* \; n7 NThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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9 ~$ q2 m4 Y5 |: D"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.5 {6 @. S2 o3 T) G' q& h. Z& C
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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.2 w( }4 f6 J4 b. a
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.% N" W; e$ a6 {: ~/ s8 v N! M6 y
+ z8 v% J2 l7 K1 l3 h' ~; t5 B5 y2 [$ @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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