Guelph mayor points finger at U of G for student housing shortage
Global News
Cam Guthrie says there is already a housing crisis in Guelph and the news about students not find places to live is only going to exacerbate that.
The mayor of Guelph has weighed in on the lack of student housing at the University of Guelph.
Cam Guthrie said he is “quite disappointed” at the university for putting students in a position where they might not be able to find a place to stay during the fall semester.
The university issued a statement on Tuesday which said because of the higher-than-expected number of students accepting their offers to attend this fall, there will only be student housing available for 85 per cent of all students, both new and returning.
“I was not aware and neither were city staff were informed at all until we were given a heads-up on Friday,” said Guthrie in an interview with Global News.
“Our first official meeting with them where we actually found out the numbers and some of the other impacts was on Monday.”
Those numbers include 1,350 students who are on a waiting list for student housing.
Guthrie said that the lack of available housing in Guelph affects not only students attending the university but all the other residents of the Royal City.
“We already have a supply problem overall,” he said. “Our current residents are trying to find places to live, and newcomers to Canada and their families are trying to find places to live. This is going to exacerbate that issue.”
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