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January 18, 2010

CMHC Celebrates Affordable Housing in Edmonton, AB


EDMONTON, ALBERTA, January 14, 2010 — The Government of Canada, Government of Alberta and the City of Edmonton today celebrated the opening of 31 affordable town home rental units. The project is supported by almost $3.9 million in funding under the Canada – Alberta Affordable Housing Agreement, $836,000 combined funding from the Government of Alberta and City of Edmonton Cornerstones Plan and $1.5 million by homeEd.

Tim Uppal, Member of Parliament for Edmonton – Sherwood Park, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC); Janice Sarich, MLA for Edmonton – Decore; Karen Leibovici, Deputy Mayor for the City of Edmonton; and the homeEd Board of Directors launched the grand opening with homeEd tenants, members from the Fraser Community League and the City’s Advisory Board on Services for  Persons with Disabilities.

“Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, our government is providing Canadians a hand up to those who need it the most,” said MP Uppal. “Our government is committed to making communities stronger through projects like this one. These investments in local infrastructure will help create new jobs and stimulate the local economy.”

“Congratulations to all the partners who worked together to support homeEd’s Fraser development,” said Yvonne Fritz, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. “These 31 town homes are more than just safe and affordable places to live. They are the key to a better life for the families that will call them home.”

“Edmonton City Council is proud to utilize Cornerstones investment in the homeEd Fraser development to create affordable rental housing for our citizens. Affordable rental housing is a vital part of the multipronged strategies the City of Edmonton has successfully delivered with all our partners in government, community, non-profit and the private sector,” said Deputy Mayor Karen Leibovici, Council Lead on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. “The inclusion of barrier free rental units is an important option and will greatly enhance families’ abilities to remain together in a home environment.”

With over 700 units in their current inventory, the Fraser town homes are the first newly constructed units built by homeEd in 16 years. Edmonton City Council has invested $34 million in the Cornerstones Plan that will help create over 2,600 affordable housing units by 2011.

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