Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 17, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday november 17, 1967 19 housing shortage eased a student operated housing co operative is curing a University of Manitoba student housing shortage without the tent ins House trailers and protests seen on other Canadian campuses. The All student housing Ven Ture has received in Federal Money to buy the old five Storey Madison hotel expected to be filled with 100 students by Christmas despite its opening after the september housing Hunt. About 70 male and female students Are now living in Madison House 210 Evanson Street. The Coop has started off with no rules except that All students living Here Are responsible to the explained John Braun Secretary treasurer of the Coop housing program. And the student reign is probably one of the project s biggest sales lines. The to s65 a month rent is also an attraction. The students have a direct voice in How the building 1s or. Braun said they make All their own rules and the students have elected a Board of governors who Are expected to set up a general set of rules. Already there Are floor super visors to make sure everybody carries a share of the sweeping washing and operation of the hotel. The students bought restau rant equipment and hired a full time Cook. The Only other non student staff is the buildings general manager. The Madison House seems according to student leaders to be a partial answer to the problem of a rapidly increasing student population. Although University of Manitoba s administration plans a 200-student accommodation of on Campus facilities it is expected to have Only slight effect on the Campus population about other campuses however Haven t been As Lucky As University of Manitoba in cur ing housing ills compounded by tight University budgets for residences. At several universities Stu dents have had tent ins to protest the housing shortage. Simon Fraser . Univer sity undergrads had to live in House trailers until they found proper Homes. And University of British Columbia students lived in houseboats docked for the fall. As the housing problem worsens for students the association of universities and colleges of Canada acc has launched a comprehensive study into All aspects of accommodation. The study is backed by Central mortgage and housing corporation the loan for Purchase of Madison House came from Chc repayable Over 50 years at 6% per cent interest. Marketing study group set the Manitoba farm Bureau has established a committee to develop a comprehensive marketing policy for agricultural products in the province. The committee will closely follow developments in the provincial potato marketing system. At a meeting recently the Bureau which represents 13 producer commodity and educational groups also passed resolutions requesting changes in the provincial sales tax on items being used for agricultural production. 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