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New’ Residence

by Courtney Raines

New student residences
are planned for September 1995.
The plans for the new residences
have been sent to contractors.
The contracts must return price
estimates by the 22nd of
December if they wish to bid on
the contract. The contract will be
given in mid-January and
construction is due to start in
February. Since the contract for
the present student residence was
awarded last April, this earlier
start implies an earlier finish.
Gwen Campden, a
student in residence, was
concerned that there may be a
wait for furniture again next year.
"We come here and all we had
was a lock on the door and a
mattress on the floor," she said.
She also said the Housing
Services had the current residence
students put forward suggestions
for possible improvements to the

Proposed

new __ residence. Marc
Chioccarello says that residence
is pretty noisy. This is echoed by
Laura Kozawko, who suggests
better insulation in order to give
the rooms better soundproofing.
She would also like all the rooms
to be the same size and plan.
The proposed new
residence will have 274 units,
just like the current one.
However, its rooms will be
balanced. The building will be
wood with a concrete floor. The
staircases in the new residence
will be larger than those in the
current residence. Getting a
furniture contract will be
undertaken in January 1995
which should prevent this year's
lack of furniture.

Randall Brazzoni. the
UNBC Housing Manager,

believes there is a need for a new
residence. There were 700
applications taken for the 274
available rooms last year. There
are expected to be between 1000

and 1200 for next September due

to an influx of new students as .

well as returning students. He
regards the residences as creating
a sense of community for the
University.

If there is a continued
need for on campus housing the
next building will be townhouses
for families or couples, Brazzoni
says. However, the necessary
money must come _ from
donations as none is supplied by
the government. J@

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selling your existing

property or if you are
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