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2 |, r! F! b7 S* g8 G* I1 OEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
/ X9 Q7 N: J$ }4 ]5 h2 [) D5 T& cLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT , \6 y4 c5 b) ^2 @" j
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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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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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2 ^$ m/ W5 f. ~* x4 t0 RThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.+ o4 w! f5 E) Y) K! x) s2 k L
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.* r. a d8 }, y2 p& {+ A! p
- Y, w# G' ?$ m8 z' R( U9 o8 \"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 T8 t& d1 L+ Z/ x8 V4 i
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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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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