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& a( E6 t% w! d) z3 x, ]" I. iNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
( \" P* w% f/ s" p5 H$ a- [5 AImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. * |0 b& U7 D: x; K7 k6 s" c8 L8 C
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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. ' `6 n0 w$ V6 H
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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. % \+ e3 w: G% y: y
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. 9 s' H" p, I6 E. i$ O) I9 Z* u& O
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8 W' S. c. g7 dJosephine 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. % i- \8 F A* I0 k. \
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