SYDNEY, N.S. — International students seeking off-campus housing ahead of Cape Breton University’s fall semester are facing mounting pressures to secure ...
Second-year student Praveen Kuriyanapallil Suresh's room in Sydney: "When I came here last year, I got a place right away, but only because I have a friend here." CONTRIBUTEDSYDNEY, N.S. — International students seeking off-campus housing ahead of Cape Breton University’s fall semester are facing mounting pressures to secure places to stay.
Doug Connors, CBU’s director of housing, food and ancillary services:"We’re trying to educate the students to make them aware that it’s not responsible and very risky for them to arrive in Canada without housing secured." CONTRIBUTEDA similar warning is coming from the University of Prince Edward Island.
“Like every area in the region, there’s housing shortages for students, affordable housing, young professionals … pretty much anyone looking for housing. Most of the pressure, however, is with the demand for off-campus housing.” But in wanting more privacy and fewer distractions, he initially didn’t fare as well in his search for his own apartment.
Amrinder Singh, former CBU students' union president:"So we are trying our best as a society and community, as people who have been living here a long time, in how we can support these students who have never been here before." CONTRIBUTEDAmrinder Singh, a former CBU students’ union president, said he and the Sydney chapter of the Sukhmani Sahib Society have been dealing with a barrage of accommodation calls and concerns from international students about finding places to stay.
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