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+ c, X6 b4 n5 P; l! _( SNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 3 M9 }5 @5 ^! k% G* s
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. $ w) W) d% n7 J1 S7 O9 O- o" C# ]
- s, w' R u3 @- d9 J9 MIn 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.
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K9 m/ u4 h' u3 a“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. # U. ~( l- o7 H2 f J9 N$ E
) E+ \, s" t: k7 z ZThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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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.
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& _1 n0 |; U1 t. K% bhttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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