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% Z& y: w. b( h0 F8 G- _: Z/ y% ]Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes f4 m& `, T) k: ?" p, I9 i
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT " I. R; J- m2 W5 z! \1 I
CBC News
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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.& `0 { a' D4 H G
# V6 b* q2 A# A! h$ U# TCam 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.
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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0 o, }) Y5 m4 m9 mIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.9 ~. b x/ s. ?* m- e. L
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"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.: j1 c7 L- H! q0 B
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0 d$ w# @/ l" y, r"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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