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9 o$ V [% s1 q# F% `Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
8 G1 S. ~# Y- W6 g YLast 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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The $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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; d1 H( a. l7 C2 _' aIn 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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4 T t5 d- W( H5 y- o% k" n; {& x"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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: D: w; V% q* S% a% j( wCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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+ j! C7 A3 }8 {) B6 I) QBut 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.5 S/ c+ L2 {4 U
: d" j/ H9 | r8 P"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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