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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes6 u3 D; [& _; \! x: o- V; c
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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- Q6 d7 v% h% F& DCam 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., w8 F+ _- [7 Y3 e! L6 j" F2 V
/ O6 ]8 J' z. W* P' z4 @ _The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 3 L( R* y, Z* s B, Z% p- ?
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.6 o3 E+ e' ?9 D
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months./ w1 x# E+ ^ n- @. n1 p
1 o! ^) q/ s x; [ Y2 N+ u"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.+ S* P7 a/ Z: E8 ~7 T
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/ f. x7 z+ \1 o& H' hCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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$ D6 ~. Y0 ^0 M; O& P) UBut 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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7 E0 ] R0 z7 {0 U( ^$ O$ p- E"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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