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u9 @ k' A( C& Z8 y( a1 S4 E9 mEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes. I% h$ D3 H6 H$ H7 ^4 H7 p, R0 O
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# }) Q2 Z1 U+ N% D) TAn 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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4 w( S) t8 X. w: Z! ]9 s9 V6 D1 }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.. ^. t, M8 w- z
% V+ R H5 M1 |+ F' X9 JThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.7 Q( |- U/ I. x% z. ?* \
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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, y7 d3 r# `& O$ O% g"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.3 [3 n: r) j0 z" G7 Z
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+ n( B( n8 r+ A3 G9 m eCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.% [' K, C/ p8 ~% Z* ^) t4 d; q7 w
! C) m, u, W9 }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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