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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
% e7 B0 Z/ M* s* X JLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT * i/ a# h, U: x5 H9 i# K' ^
CBC News
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# E9 h1 D% `8 N2 a$ }An ambitious city plan to build almost 4,000 new units of affordable housing in Edmonton over the next three years is welcome news for an advocate for the poor.
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Cam McDonald, a spokesman with the YMCA, said demand is brisk these days for the organization's simple accommodations, which have become home to hundreds of people. Z& o, d- Z& s" K7 k4 y- K. `
5 }& @" u4 q& ?The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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4 i$ j0 }/ B5 @: w. r0 c* K) AIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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" {) V9 Z. D1 z# F" e) i: {"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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4 {- Q/ {# e9 v/ s% }1 |But McDonald said the work will have to continue for five or even 10 years if Edmonton is going to meet the needs of those who can't find affordable housing.
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( o" b8 x5 C. _"It's going to take time — this is not an overnight solution by any means — but I think we are making good progress." |
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