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7 P7 v& T- X$ ?2 y# f4 Y! dEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
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: L8 S7 U$ h! c ^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.
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- W4 w. t+ b5 |" mCam 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.
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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* U3 o! t6 `* P9 {"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.! Q9 E! v k) P3 S ~* Z
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.+ E+ }' f7 f+ L \* |, p( H
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5 \ S$ E z$ ?4 K; F: A9 \4 ^City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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- a! o0 ^" }! j" P) q9 aBut 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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. j! F# ~) z. Z"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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