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4 ^, Y! a$ R$ pEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes) I) w& ?, v( I% x
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT / H, Q/ G/ d: A) O- u$ v
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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.1 a; \/ P& [8 g
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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.$ m% w4 q" |( @3 Y
?) j x+ f! T# I" e: g+ BThe $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.( ]/ e/ ^" R! H h7 T
0 I( J3 b* P/ y( 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.
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; X" ?( u r: X2 W: R8 k"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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' q- j3 |7 X6 KCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.' G! s! }2 Q0 Z9 ~
, |) S0 V- ~. L' O3 CBut 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.* t6 _5 ~' h- z
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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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