Your Housing

"Living near the university is a right; but that doesn’t mean we [students] are without responsibility." http://twurl.nl/oo0vx2

Landlords on notice - Hamilton Spectator http://twurl.nl/sgp5m2

Going to interview the Mayor of Oshawa, John Gray, about the DC-UOIT Student Housing Issue.

Done my interview with Mayor John Gray. Post will follow.

"500 student rental homes... 11 licences" [NewsDurhamRegion.com] http://twurl.nl/z44jh2

Everyone should check out the latest DC/UOIT Chronicle article "SA President Stands for Students." It sums up how hard Amy's working.

New blog post that every student must read. "Making Sense of the Student Housing Crisis" http://twurl.nl/ug7jnh

St. Catharines is plowing ahead with a rental licensing Bylaw modeled after Oshawa's Bylaw http://twurl.nl/euwwgf [St. Catharines Standard]

Oshawa's New Garbage Bylaw addresses the real issue instead of discriminating against students http://twurl.nl/nwx56m [NewsDurhamRegion.com]

An extremely interesting email in my inbox... Do I sound conceited if I say "I told you so?" ... All this during Exams too!

Finally done exams. Catching up on much needed student housing news.

"The new licensing bylaw will apply to all sub-standard housing, not just student housing" [The Londoner] http://twurl.nl/g6r5wf

The current bylaws are in place to enforce the persecution of what we would call slumlords. [The Windsor Star] http://twurl.nl/kmxvdd

Instead of listening to concerns about the 4-bedroom limit, they've made things more restrictive. [NewsDurhamRegion] http://twurl.nl/7l2ghw

In the article linked in my previous tweet, did anyone realize that Michelle Bray is WFCA VP AND Town and Gown Chair?

Also, the public meeting about the new draft bylaw was scheduled during UOIT exams which officially end today. The meeting was last Monday.

Waterloo is now developing legislation for regulating rental housing. http://twurl.nl/kuyolg [University of Waterloo Imprint]

Mayor:"Enforcement of (existing) bylaws can achieve the results our citizens are looking for"[St Catharines Standard] http://twurl.nl/qa4xk4

Alternative to rental bylaw needed [Thorold Edition] http://twurl.nl/zayu1i

Student village: What next? Mandatory armbands with Stars of David on our arms? http://twurl.nl/212vje [News Durham Region]