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- r; m6 E1 h3 A. X$ y5 w4 SNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 0 B. R- v& w$ I$ u2 {2 T
Immigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items.
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% [& b* x9 \3 A; q: E“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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1 G) K1 ~9 |! q0 v( o qJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society. # h. F0 A$ M1 B/ u
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