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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes& R5 y7 D8 P7 }9 N
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT & F3 J* s+ J3 H+ G2 D4 y% M( u$ V
CBC News
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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. M; _9 d! x5 y* y: e( x
9 |/ }& I/ s9 U; P# _. nCam 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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9 ] V0 {2 h0 J9 ]1 \5 AThe $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.
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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.
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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: N- z( i9 R, }"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.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.' W5 j% \) j& m' H4 u( Z
) \, B0 y: \( u1 ?8 c, oBut 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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( P! ?& I7 ?: O8 L* a0 C/ Z2 |"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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