Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Ottawa, most students end up in one of three living situations: an on-campus residence with little to no breathing room, an overpriced student apartment with shiny marketing and paper-thin walls, or a rented room in an old house turned summer sauna.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf the university wants to pride itself worthy to attend. It needs to be ready to accommodate demand and protect those who chose to do so.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy December of my first year I had lived in 3 different off-campus rentals, each worse than the last. I was looking for someplace cheap, someplace close to campus. I found this, and along with it, cockroaches, filth, and the strain of unfamiliar roommates.
Reading Time: 5 minutesMany students can relate to the trials and tribulations of moving day and the common grievances of renting: the hunt for cardboard boxes, running to the store for more bubble wrap, squishing the contents of your closet into suitcases and losing your favourite hoodie in the chaos.
Reading Time: 4 minutesMany tenants say they cannot afford to pay April’s rent due to lay-offs and other financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why the Herongate Tenant Coalition is organizing a rent strike for the month of April.
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.
