Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ottawa housing market can be a tough realm to navigate. Read up on some tips and tricks from tenant rights advocates, student renters, landlords, and mortgage brokers so you can find the best new pad that checks all your boxes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis new wave of private residences is defined by their high-end amenities including fitness centres, study rooms, game lounges and planned social events. But responses to the business model from students have been mixed.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis incredible dependency upon shelters reveals that employment and housing initiatives need to be radically overhauled.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Ottawa confirmed an incident involving an elevator in Leblanc residence occurred on Oct. 10 in which a student was injured.
Reading Time: 9 minutesOn Sept. 30, around 400 people from the Heron Gate community will be evicted from their homes as part of a plan to redevelop the neighbourhood. This time, they aren’t backing down.
Reading Time: 7 minutesStudent renters especially vulnerable to being taken advantage of by landlords and vice-versa, experts say.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O spends a lot of time claiming that they care about the mental health and happiness of their students. Extending the length of leases on residence rooms is a simple way for the administration to put those beliefs into action.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhile Canada has committed to resettling more Syrian refugees than any other country besides Germany, has it been able to provide them with a true home?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa has announced plans to open their third new residence in 12 months, renovating the Quality Hotel at Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue into a 414-room residence.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDue to the University of Ottawa’s rapid expansion over the past two decades, alumni who visit campus often say they have trouble recognizing their alma mater.
There’s more soon to come. On March 10, the university unveiled its master plan for future development, promising current students a similar shock.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSolutions to the ongoing dearth of student housing on and near the U of O campus will be at the forefront of the election as several candidates intend to pursue a housing strategy.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA recent proposal to implement landlord licensing in Ottawa has people torn on whether it will make it easier or harder to find affordable housing, especially for students.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteExisting building to become 400-space off-campus residence Photo by Sabrina Nemis The University of Ottawa is looking to turn an existing building at Rideau and Friel Streets into a space for 400 more student beds by September. The university is entering a lease on the eight-storey building at 240 Friel St. with the intention to …
Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversity of Ottawa president Allan Rock sat down with the Fulcrum on April 3 to provide updates on this year’s top news stories.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCity council rejected a proposal by developer Viner Assets to build a 180-unit student residence in Sandy Hill at the intersection of Laurier Avenue and Friel Street in a 14–9 vote on March 26.
Reading Time: 3 minutesNow let’s tone down the melodramatics. A moral decay of society and community? Really? While Sandy Hill is home to a number of embassies and historical buildings, it is also home to a much higher number of students.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the U of O faces pressure to build more residences, there are considerable financial restraints preventing on-campus developments.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGrowing numbers of applicants and a lack of on-campus space have been a growing problem that has forced Housing Service to place first-year students in Sandy Hill homes that the service owns and manages; however, this solution is no longer a viable option.
