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% k" A, D& A, i& wNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 0 I$ R1 w' c" m/ |' Y9 Z6 l# 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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1 Y) M$ h8 V0 K3 [/ J5 d“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. . I) |3 H& a# i
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. , b4 U% c# q. `& B
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9 T8 s+ {) L3 g4 f+ H6 g( P. TJosephine 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. 1 M) I3 i6 _1 G" t. g: M) ?5 I9 I
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