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/ ?# ^' R6 v* L- JNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
/ j1 F/ j; y8 M qImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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In 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. 0 [! \9 |3 @/ Q% z6 P
3 G+ k% d+ G' f. S. D; o“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. 5 ?; ?1 v, A' W& m9 s0 O& d# J
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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. a* w4 c* @/ q: Y6 l5 ^# |' m0 UJosephine 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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4 N7 S) l' k9 k1 B5 H' }% g1 bhttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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