Food insecurity is a problem, and it doesn’t matter if you’re a commuter campus predominantly located in the eastern GTA or in the middle of a community like the University of Waterloo, where there’s a large Waterloo Laurier Guelph trifecta out there with lots of opportunities. I think we’re going back to inflation, which hurts people. Students are not getting the money necessary through summer jobs they were getting before, and they do not know the longevity of that. So they’re coming to school, and there’s definitely a funding crunch. And so student unions have taken it upon themselves, for the most part, to start some kind of food bank or food service.
– Frances Wdowczyk, Special Advisor to the CAO, Operations and Special Projects, University of Toronto Scarborough in comments at SHURE GTA on 15 October 2024.
It’s not super hard to tell where students want to be. They’ll show you, and it’s pretty apparent what the necessary amenities around them are. Our strategy is to have one pedestrian asset, ideally within 10 minutes from campus. And, then, we will also play in the sort of downtown entertainment district to the extent it’s appropriate for a given market, for a second asset. In the last five to ten years in Canada, if you look at the data and the statistics on enrollment and international enrollment, housing for students has emerged as a growth asset. But if you go back to the origins of student housing and why it’s attractive, I think it’s a defensive asset class. This reliable investment holds its value even in tough economic times when people are more likely to go back to school.
– Oscar Lisa, Associate Director – Investments, Fitzrovia in comments at SHURE GTA on 16 October 2024.
Many fans tell me that they came all the way from Japan to see me. That’s a real blessing, so I want to show them my best.
– Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
