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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
7 T/ q6 \% t& XImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. 4 k9 y9 K! d" F
& W9 B4 f6 }0 e vIn 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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, b5 `- N2 x# }4 M9 DThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. R2 L8 y3 W& A2 L: a u, B- v
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Josephine 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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