City of Waterloo backs student concerns over housing

By Paige Desmond. Waterloo council agreed to back students concerned they're being taken advantage of by developers.
"The current climate of student housing in Waterloo is a little bit alarming," Sarah Wiley told councillors Monday.
Wiley is vice-president of education for the University of Waterloo Federation of Students, which represents undergraduate students at the school.
She said students are a vulnerable population being abused and manipulated in the student housing market. More...