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! u) _. ?) O1 D; uEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
, s. T7 m9 P+ ^3 R3 d: WLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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( T, s( L: M! \7 u* i2 s) RAn 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.3 l0 o; h' L# W1 H8 D4 r( Y$ o
+ a6 ]( }+ p' l' g7 t5 xCam 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.# K ~* o) k( i/ c
7 F q. J. J z6 P: ]. rThe $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.' b7 K* m& i; V/ N
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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.
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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." m9 P) A/ m, ^
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.+ s- R# [3 _- C% a) J2 s
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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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