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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
$ _1 w/ k( I$ X& L- k2 R, [6 y yImmigrant 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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, G% _$ ~. |8 zIn 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. 3 [0 D) \1 L: r8 Z
2 L- D" H, b( w _4 x) a: f9 v“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.
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. " t) Z' w2 ]7 y0 L, Q8 K* {
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# G* k; q G. M& L) k$ fJosephine 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. ) G( U; A% j- J$ g8 L1 L# ?
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