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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
/ ~$ V7 a' R$ P9 K* RLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT & F' @/ |$ f! X' g
CBC News
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" k$ z! {4 T; o& GAn 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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$ v" G$ h3 J' {+ z/ D& ]6 nCam 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.. q1 |* d# d( y. c" x% y3 |; i8 d$ [2 ^
8 a) f3 h0 h) L1 {, V0 J9 kThe $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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; _% @: H7 G& L- w! {"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.4 i' X# P9 n0 h ^2 S6 A0 S. ~
! u* Z+ z) I9 Z" u" c1 T) R+ aIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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7 _( v0 \ C! ^; e: gCity officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.$ Z% I9 ]% s6 ~: j
|, A9 c' E1 n# |; T8 b+ E# D; kBut 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.- V$ [3 I! [7 `7 D" I
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"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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