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3 v7 g; G/ X! C2 MEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes8 u- {" {% `$ Q: \' I( S
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT / D: k3 p8 l. r+ a, r9 T. @' m5 q
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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.
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4 ~; b9 V2 k2 ^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.
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) ^, ?+ n$ b; n* r+ 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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"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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5 H0 e; f# h7 P0 F7 e. FIn 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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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.8 L7 Q- c8 }* m/ t
( @1 Z+ }! l7 k8 r TBut 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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