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( p0 `. o5 S9 n9 ]1 u/ eEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
5 Z f0 t( `4 t& m- \$ hLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT U' b; E; ~0 l5 d$ l8 l
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5 z/ T# ]0 G; @; h" e$ N% q" lAn 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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; u! G4 P( W+ l- f! XCam 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 b% s. D& ?6 ?. a
! x2 G( w+ l) t6 ?The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. - S7 o0 H4 l5 {7 o8 ^- Q
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.- j6 @2 b v/ w5 K5 h, T4 w
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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" M1 z* I4 c! ]"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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0 }+ q# T$ V& t; p0 O, S) x# eCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.5 o N; e3 V7 L2 d7 c
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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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1 f& |) e- P2 U"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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