2 ]% f( c" Q$ \" Q4 qFirst-time homebuyers in Edmonton will get a break. A unique, made-in-Edmonton program will put up to 1,000 new homes on the market and help ease Edmonton’s new home crunch. 0 F6 ?& W m& d& u5 M5 d( H8 X4 u) J+ n0 K1 r( r1 y
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Thanks to an exemption to the Municipal Government Act and the support of Edmonton City Council and the Edmonton-area school boards, the First-time Homebuyers Program will transform 20 unused school sites in city neighbourhoods into potential locations for new homes., ~7 W3 L _8 M" s( ?4 Y
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