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; ]$ ]( m! F! h2 M- Y/ iNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. ' b# Z D# W+ \, D
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. & {' R! q3 b( B. a" G( ]4 ?0 O
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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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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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7 p% p) V/ G, v3 s" Z( M% N; f2 q( BJosephine 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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( ]+ K6 B; D# R0 z1 S7 P& o; Chttp://www.changingtogether.com/ |
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