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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
1 @1 u0 d7 [/ E2 x7 SLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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; Y) l C! S& u( {- aAn 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./ D( U, p S# r9 k
2 J* `; e: L% V6 F' N! jCam 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.
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7 c& W" J& |$ } e* D O1 LThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 1 v, o, d3 y/ B0 ^
2 [( w+ J& v8 Z* l( Z" u"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.$ R: ?4 q! [; h$ p" U" I" G0 r
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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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City 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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"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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