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Off-Campus housing is only getting more expensive

Written on May 31, 2021. Posted in Features.

For students living in Kingston, the norm is to pay exorbitant prices for substandard housing. It’s become a rite of passage for Queen’s students to move out of first-year residence and scramble to find housemates and sign leases before the best houses are gone. According to Queen’s off-campus...

QBACC’s housing project detects 1,680 bylaw violations in student district

Written on January 15, 2021. Posted in News.

Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC) has created a tool that students can use to advocate for improved living conditions. In less than two weeks, the initiative has detected more than 1,500 bylaw violations in the University District. QBACC’s Home Project is an online assessment tool that...

Student tenancy hanging in the balance during COVID-19

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Features.

Eric* and his four housemates had a plan for their Kingston housing this summer. They were renting a six-person house, with the plan to split the cost of the sixth tenant until they could find another housemate in August. But after one of Eric’s housemates lost his summer job due to COVID-19, he...

The legalities of student living

Written on February 7, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Dealing with housing is an almost unavoidable part of the Queen’s experience. 95 per cent of Queen’s students come from outside of Kingston, so unless you’re a Don, chances are you’ve been involved in the Kingston housing market, or will be after you move out of residence in the spring. Most of us...

“It started burning out of nowhere”: student recounts Alfred Street blaze

Written on October 4, 2019. Posted in News.

Omar El Zarif, CompSci ’22 and PhD candidate, was sitting in his living room on Sept. 17 when his roommate noticed flames on the fire escape staircase of his Alfred St. apartment. “It started burning out of nowhere,” El Zarif said in an interview with The Journal. “We didn’t know what happened.” El...

Kingston housing dilemma no fault of students

Written on September 4, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

The blame for Kingston’s housing crisis does not fall on the city’s student community. Home Base Housing, a not-for-profit supportive housing organization in Kingston, recently blamed Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College students for the lack of available affordable housing in Kingston. A presentation...

Students in limbo after City denies occupancy permit

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in News.

On Aug. 31, The City of Kingston denied an occupancy permit to a newly constructed Princess Street apartment building—a day before the tenants’ fall semester move-in. The building didn’t meet minimum safety requirements laid out in the Ontario Building Code, according to the City. Tenants of the...

Landlord sues 12 student properties, 11 go unrepresented

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in News.

This year, landlord Phil Lam filed lawsuits against 12 different groups of students living in his properties in the University District. Of the 12 cases, only one group had legal representation. Lam filed 11 of his applications on March 13 and one on March 15, resulting in hearings which were scheduled...

Things I wish I’d done before I signed my lease

Written on February 3, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Being in first year, I wasn’t exactly a seasoned renter when I started looking for places and neither were any of my soon-to-be housemates. The place we ended up with wasn’t all that bad, but the issues we ran into were enough to warrant some regrets. The utility bill At 17-years-old, I wasn’t...

Memorandum approved, Kingston and Queen’s begin formal partnership

Written on January 27, 2017. Posted in News.

On Jan. 24, Kingston City Council unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a formal strategic partnership between Queen’s University and the City. This partnership would work collaboratively to transition Kingston into a “smart and livable 21st century city,” as described...

There's no place like res

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in Features.

Soaring first-year enrolment may be preventing Queen’s students from getting the residence experience they desire. With construction set to begin on two new residences and enrolment steadily increasing, questions are circulating regarding the future of residence for upper-years. These concerns were...

Student appears at AMS court over house party

Written on January 20, 2012. Posted in News.

A second-year Commerce student will have to pay Queen’s $100 if he fails to follow the rules of the Queen’s Code of Conduct again. Michael Friedman was brought to an AMS judicial hearing after he contested a report filed by Campus Security surrounding a party at his Earl Street home in September. AMS...

Queen’s housing inconsistent

Written on January 13, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

When Renata Colwell, ArtSci ’13, moved into University-owned rental house in 2010, she found rats in her apartment. “It was not good condition, I knew that going in,” Colwell said. “I moved in the beginning of May, it was mid-June before the rats were gone.” With a budget of about $5.7 million, Queen’s...

Renting a room in Ontario’s university towns

Written on January 13, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

Town-Gown Relations co-ordinator Joan Jones said students will see the housing market swell with leases being posted this month. This means that students may have to look through several properties in order to find the one that’s right for them. “You may have to look at 15 houses before you find the...

Safeguards in place for tenants

Written on January 13, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

When a rental property isn’t up to standards, Kingston’s building officers want it fixed quickly. The city staff are in court every two weeks with landlords that fail to comply. “If there’s anything wrong with the property, we know the landlords will fix it,” said Steve Murphy, manager of Kingston’s...

Alternative housing options

Written on January 13, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

Students househunting this month have an array of options aside from the traditional Ghetto house. Though this has proven to be the most popular amongst undergraduate Queen’s students, popular alternatives exist. Co-Op Sarah Witiuk lives at the corner of Brock Street and University Avenue with nine...

Tag: Student Housing

Off-Campus housing is only getting more expensive

QBACC’s housing project detects 1,680 bylaw violations in student district

Student tenancy hanging in the balance during COVID-19

The legalities of student living

“It started burning out of nowhere”: student recounts Alfred Street blaze

Kingston housing dilemma no fault of students

Students in limbo after City denies occupancy permit

Landlord sues 12 student properties, 11 go unrepresented

Things I wish I’d done before I signed my lease

Memorandum approved, Kingston and Queen’s begin formal partnership

There's no place like res

Student appears at AMS court over house party

Queen’s housing inconsistent

Renting a room in Ontario’s university towns

Safeguards in place for tenants

Alternative housing options

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