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' b4 n S6 a% t# d5 N! f- MEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes1 x, e$ ~ `5 E3 ^7 D
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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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- q3 A& T5 X$ H5 R) uCam 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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* A1 [; g+ n- H1 P }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. - Q F& P1 Q0 ?, q
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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.* X7 P m/ ]3 I& a; v
5 t/ P; }5 t1 e. cIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.7 ~1 m0 d. A/ H2 A' b5 q1 ~* ~1 [
G; I# Y" g% b8 L U* V% b"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.% `( @ S1 H* `3 `5 _
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! N/ }4 Y% d: ]* T3 `, ^City 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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"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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