Off-campus housing project pilot program available to MacEwan students
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The pilot program offers discounts until Sept. 1 This past June, MacEwan officially announced the off-campus housing pilot program for which students can apply to rent an apartment close to campus at a discounted price. The university, in partnership with Qualico Properties and Maclab Development Group, aims to gauge student interest in discounted living spaces near campus. Prior to the official announcement, MacEwan president Annette Trimbee wrote an opinion piece in the Edmonton Journal. “Students are having an increasingly difficult time balancing their responsibilities at school with the need to earn enough income to cover their cost of living,” wrote Trimbee. Trimbee noted that the...
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