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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
. ^- _$ J) A0 h; G1 r, [+ w4 AImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. " L% |4 `0 P1 |0 F8 X
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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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, o% M$ r' K8 { x; O. Q5 F) P“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. o Z: @2 d2 l6 Y3 b3 C* h# q8 ~
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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! e( z2 V% i! }, c3 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. 8 \* F3 p9 [& |
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