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: w" p8 P1 x- O# p0 bEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes0 J3 ?4 h: E3 N$ [: i0 i
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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7 j) e4 }" a* n- ?2 \ pAn 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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$ H+ O% m$ E( P3 KCam 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.2 x; n+ s& z& X0 W N; w% y
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 1 \6 E. _7 G3 E: x* ^, _
! r) G; p* T1 a$ X- o0 ]: z"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.3 d. Q" M# j7 m- _6 f- Y' n
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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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1 A) t$ L! [9 X"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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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.+ l: |$ ~7 k5 s* G |& J* _
2 Y6 o! c0 C5 u: y' }4 |- qBut 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.+ W' Q8 e; c$ w
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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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