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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes; r; f( _* d! H& l
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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! c# b5 s6 \# h) P5 BAn 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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: D+ y. E* u/ l5 T: @Cam 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.1 s# y( M8 X% L
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.* E0 R0 n( T6 v* u5 }# v7 N
5 `% n# @! u8 `: EIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.& a, t: n. a' h3 t8 [% V$ E
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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.3 a1 U( D: y' f' A
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" m3 o1 A9 L$ i( G! a, VCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.( C' J6 _2 g( o0 y+ C, V
6 g6 @; i8 J8 j4 N [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.% d1 s2 |$ v [5 M# \: n
( o- D: [ y5 Q$ F* i"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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