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2 q8 E. l$ D( q, B* c) I7 ANewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
% a) x ?! z4 u0 X& P; p3 gImmigrant 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. ; @+ k, w; N$ m/ t$ F" O H6 a
3 l- J' b9 e7 [ o! e+ E“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. ( ?* J# k e0 M! M+ N5 b
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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Josephine 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.
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