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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes% R! U! w ?# J/ w& c
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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; V9 ~( f1 f! T% e7 D( \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.0 c2 J& q, x. \! L3 {# K
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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.6 W7 e4 V" }( m8 w/ ^+ M
" ?* E% D5 i, G/ P) M* m: sThe $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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5 H( S. x" u- v I0 [) U"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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3 `8 h C# U* h( E8 vCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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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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* F; j, X& k4 X/ P9 W# P3 m2 ^"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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