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7 D6 U4 x0 \7 _6 W! J, r& f& V+ DEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes% s! |1 E; p* D' W: i- X! g
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% t1 ?+ o( s; ^. d# XAn 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.: }& I9 ~8 h1 Q o& [7 U! s
* y" `6 g( o5 l8 e: p; 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.
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- V( y$ e w3 EThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. ; H* c9 c9 k$ d) z
/ V: B9 `2 C/ ?7 [* `" t"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.; x8 \" k3 ]3 A7 V! U
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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.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.- N5 G: Z7 X8 O8 j, X% b: l
8 W+ h1 M% }7 e# q4 GBut 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.: Q- }6 M7 D$ G" h' ]1 c/ z2 n! Y8 x
2 `# ]3 E r/ [7 r"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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