 鲜花( 2)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... /20/housing-ed.html
* y+ ^$ X. L8 @- c8 } G* B# k* s( S, J+ m' S0 T
Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
' R% G% e2 Q" Z3 RLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
: a' X, z( C( `- E( z& UCBC News
4 Q) H5 `" Y% ~6 V
) J* y! b$ k* r% u4 k5 y' `$ o( {' Q; iAn 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.6 L `* l T4 d! k1 c
7 M3 l0 V5 ]2 ~) v" i! pCam 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.
7 C( f `6 b! Z
6 a* h4 Z7 A3 p( j* G# RThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
5 z5 V5 m: o9 @+ x9 H9 @( S$ Z7 _: ^# I/ O# s \
"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.* K: M' E4 W4 g/ u! p# [( }6 M
; F) N, A' E% \8 q3 MIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months., r4 [/ p; \4 V5 J1 v. d( [
7 m6 [2 ]' ~0 D: Z! ?& F
"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.. C5 W0 X+ ?: i5 v% m% P
Continue Article
; O7 |8 p$ f+ p, P 8 ?0 V& S! _+ q @6 C
7 l8 ]$ Z! Q/ p+ S
City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.6 _7 y4 T; d# C+ U& Y
6 n e% l" p+ N* T3 B) x* `
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.
' p8 J; ~9 p+ y; R1 J, q1 _3 f+ s7 L! O- C: u
"It's going to take time — this is not an overnight solution by any means — but I think we are making good progress." |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-6-20 11:16
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
楼主
