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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes4 R6 P# X, g c& F+ C F
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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, C5 v. P( t `* k& |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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1 J" O8 ~( Q1 w0 l1 d+ g6 yCam 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.- t, d. R, ~1 f+ z9 B }
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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. 4 ~4 Q' D, q8 N; k
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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.+ y# d9 i% c% @9 i2 H) y/ S* c
$ ^5 h) o+ _4 [6 YIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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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.& F/ g# ]8 {9 X g% ~
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. ]7 T1 _) I3 W2 F' ]8 l BCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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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.
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8 w# m6 O8 M/ o"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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