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, e* O! m8 t2 s, n8 sNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
1 V. @, \9 T& q. {& u/ T4 K8 JImmigrant 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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“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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3 A8 y9 B% ]: F4 r }3 B& f3 |7 l& FThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. 4 V6 H1 U" }+ C7 L d# v
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0 q! p$ n9 j, B4 {8 F' BJosephine 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. ( i9 X' q/ z) L
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