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Students in the Waterloo Region have known for some time that housing across the city is growing to be increasingly unattainable for students and lucrative for corporations. After this fallโs Accomod8u scandal and a number of online exposรฉes against popular student rental company KW4Rent, student housing in Waterloo became a hot button issue yet again.…
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In the last few weeks, student housing activists from the two Waterloo universities and beyond have rocked the boat with their calls for change in the housing and apartment market. Monday Sept. 23 saw the first of many demonstrations in the fight for fair housing, but the hustle and bustle around the Accommod8u scandal and…
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Waterloo will soon become the newest addition to the growing list of cities in North America with a rainbow crosswalk. Mayor of Waterloo, Dave Jaworsky, said that the crosswalk emphasizes the diversity and inclusivity of the Waterloo community. โOver the past years, weโve had seen discussions of other cities who are doing this kind of…
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On April 30. 2018, a new mandatory standardized lease will become available across Ontario for renters and tenants. The Laurier Studentsโ Union has worked with the Ministry of Housing and the Government of Ontario to produce the new standardized lease, ensuring it also applies to students. The Studentsโ Union has been advocating for the mandatory…


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