Student groups express concern about NS housing situation

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Student advocacy groups are concerned about the housing situation in Nova Scotia as the Fall semester draws nearer. CBC reports that there has been no word on when the Government of Nova Scotia’s first student housing strategy”which was expected to be released in the spring”will be released. Students Nova Scotia Executive Director Georgia Saleski said that access to housing determines access to education, a notion that was echoed by Saint Mary’s University Students’ Association vice-president of advocacy Anubhav Gupta. Gupta noted that the rental climate is forcing students to move farther away or live in crowded spaces, a trend that leaves international students without prior experience with the rental market particularly vulnerable. Student leaders are calling for the creation of more off-campus support and hope that the NS strategy will provide guidance for student renters and a centralized database of verified rentals.

CBC