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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes; ~. G3 C! b1 I# C! f+ [# |
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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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$ E0 e9 j0 Y4 l" i }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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The $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. & \/ i9 H8 ~. c7 I0 @0 }7 Y5 S
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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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: W* ^' l; f; b1 U1 \/ }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.- T V* K3 P! u' Q" }0 `8 k
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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.9 Q. E1 H( @4 { z. X- n
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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." ?# e& c9 k7 K9 ?( D
7 b, y, B) K. @# \3 J0 a5 @"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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