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) \- ^! L6 y/ x4 f: o4 p- CEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
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9 T: L- ~9 g/ O( k8 dAn 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.% C0 g2 E( J1 G) H. m' A
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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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5 y0 M7 K5 T- cThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 6 A- F/ W; ?; A( g
4 r8 j. R0 z8 T- m- t7 @% h+ H) _"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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; ]: ^5 G: G; \ fIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.% J3 K& j. r# O% y
3 \4 @5 o% m$ V2 |# ?$ }"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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. I" i4 |+ b: v2 ]: v/ f6 r- JCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.' x& E" X. W7 d6 Z) H
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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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