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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. + j% V7 z+ [0 |/ R& _7 j3 m9 n, T& @! Z
Immigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. 7 }7 ~4 c, X* Y( M$ Z |
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In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items. * T: w( x0 P& [ s8 F6 ?
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“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board. 2 }3 r% P1 y/ S% E' c0 l3 F
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. " C0 Y p9 X9 X. [: I1 x1 b
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; V! g. d/ R* P9 ^Josephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society. / w6 f9 [8 [6 a2 w+ g: U5 U
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