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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes% @2 q1 J& j/ w0 G# V7 W& B2 @
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT , Q% D2 ^4 |- w, B7 H
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* ]8 u6 C X. Z/ y6 YAn 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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! e0 `4 P* I& gCam 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.( v. f( v, ^* |# T' Q5 i9 h/ W
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. + E9 b* a4 M) F( q% U
! s7 B, }: S1 T/ i"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta./ d5 J4 P) j4 M5 N- I$ C
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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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