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UVSS Director advocates for Victoria’s Missing Middle Housing Initiative
On Aug. 4, the City of Victoria held a public hearing which gave residents a chance to voice their opinions on the contentious Missing Middle Housing Initiative. Among those who…
Victoria’s housing crisis: An update and resources for students
Finding accommodations as a student this fall may prove complicated As we enter the third summer following the COVID-19 pandemic and as the dust seemingly begins to settle, the rental…
Students left without housing as classes start
Unable to find housing, students ask whether or not to defer For many students, starting school at UVic in September also meant finding housing in Victoria. In a city notorious…
New student housing and dining complex on schedule for 2023 completion
On May 5, UVic showed off the construction of their new student housing and dining facilities to the media. The $232.4 million project, funded in collaboration with the provincial government,…
Pandemic forcing UVic students to grapple with uncertain housing situations
Personal decisions, changing rental markets impacting how students secure roofs over their heads this fall amid COVID-19 On a mid-March morning, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit and UVic officially moved…
“I didn’t stand a chance”: International students face discrimination in tight Victoria housing market
With a vacancy rate of 1.2 per cent and 78 per cent of UVic students living off campus, finding a place to live as a student in Victoria can be…
Proposed UVic downtown graduate student housing and condos to become hotel
The University of Victoria’s 2017 decision to build a a downtown condominium and graduate student housing complex on Broad Street has been reversed, and the three-storey property will converted to…
John Horgan announces UVic housing project but is sidetracked on electoral reform by media
The new housing project will see a 25 per cent increase in student housing at UVic On Thursday, Nov. 15, a large crowd gathered outside of UVic’s Cadboro Commons as…Our Digital Print Issue
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