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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
" K5 b s8 G }6 i: a8 u6 xImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. # D5 b [9 Q$ \+ z$ K
1 `: K' B/ g- Y8 wIn 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. 7 D: ^) b8 Y o1 D- O5 L
0 r. m3 V' v: D/ A3 J3 b“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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& x R; u3 Z6 e' R; X8 JThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. ' a4 [# X7 u7 ~: X9 H. K
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Josephine 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.
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