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Check the link below./ Q' v$ x; e3 ~7 h6 I# ? C
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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. / r. S1 H- s9 c, J
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.
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: N% `6 C$ S/ j% O1 UIn 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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9 J6 F) B5 U0 T; p* h% N“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.
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. ; q8 H) g% j* Q3 O. I
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& v& \1 |3 K. p+ {, I+ kJosephine 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. 5 |( F! D" e- {4 h0 ~6 m+ n
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