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5 I" Y" G1 V" l6 Y% d; {$ HNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. / ^& s* D3 N i
Immigrant 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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2 H* Y% S1 ]1 L" m4 T- T2 W“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. & `5 e+ K7 j8 C- I9 U/ V
& d2 b- j/ p5 L( CThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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) U- w% G. I5 _0 I; r' s# DJosephine 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.
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