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1 f- e4 ?1 |' ~8 I qEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes( W& x9 ]1 N% h
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT ; N* k: ?; E4 e- o
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- Q6 ?3 K* U2 u/ K6 qAn 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./ l' o9 N0 v9 t+ b9 i! Z
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. 4 D4 `7 O0 A! m* }. v/ p
, ]+ V! N2 A$ c"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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; R" X, T' a y% W& q2 OIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.0 `# n, E9 }, x( W# o9 T E
/ g# d8 h- g+ ~- l& o"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./ M% }( t! Y4 r+ C
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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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"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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