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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes
7 g2 c2 w* T9 j9 ]5 GLast Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT % C' H N2 r* B$ h
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8 W- W* F9 L# N) AAn 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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* [! c2 [ c& a, G% |' OCam 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 $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.! _* q% u ~& d+ X4 F- A2 I
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In the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.
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9 k+ X5 Q/ T$ T1 V8 }"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.; r! E0 Q; v4 f
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.& x3 m) d& V, i/ v' `2 ^
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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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