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% b# S) N: c) h# a1 K8 wNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. + s3 i. t$ l, O( C
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. : E+ M, q6 r3 c. z4 A" L' _3 U& g7 v
6 b. M4 N! h9 ?, h: O$ G1 G0 @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. 3 R0 d( O! G% t% ^) }9 L+ T
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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. 9 @. C5 j+ y( p0 h$ [7 S
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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! h; E5 C1 _: L; V+ mJosephine 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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