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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
# x W1 s' e% h' x' [Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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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.
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Cam 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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1 y3 T3 |8 P# i4 y. \$ v% b3 vThe $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. 5 ^! T( p7 Y6 v
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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.- m+ T P7 F* r% d% A
$ m! c9 F- j3 s"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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9 N6 B7 w* c! b9 V1 sCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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; a* s( [: v. F' mBut 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.1 M% o4 Z4 v4 g ` |6 f% V, x
, W5 F7 |" i4 N"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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