There are hundreds of students waiting for on-campus housing at Calgary’s post-secondary institutions.YYC
“We tripled the listings that are posted on there, which is amazing, and we have a really heartfelt thank you to the Calgarians who considered opening their homes up to students,” Morsette said.
Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott said those recommendations will be included in the upcoming refresh of the city’s Corporate Affordable Housing Strategy coming to a city committee on Sept. 14. However, Walcott said the strategy wouldn’t be an immediate solution to Calgary’s rental market crunch, as it will take years to build out housing to the scale of need.
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