Preparing for midterms

Midterms are just around the corner, so we wanted to give you some advice on how to get ready for midterms and exams in general.

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Managing stress and maintaining your mental health

We know being a student can be stressful and during the long winter months people tend to feel a little more stressed out due to the cold and short days. We are here to let you know you are not alone, and we wanted to offer some suggestions on things that might help you.

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What do I need to know about Tenant and Renters Insurance?

If you don’t have insurance, you should probably look into it. We’ve heard some horror stories from some of our group members plus there was a recent cold snap in certain parts of Canada that caused some property damage, so we wanted to give you an idea of things you need to consider when shopping around for insurance.

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Life Hacks when Living Off-Campus

We realise that living off campus has some advantages and some disadvantages. This week we would like to share some quick life hacks that could help offset some of those disadvantages. So if you are living off campus or considering it, keep reading

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Evictions

In this week’s blog we discuss some of the leading causes of evictions. Nobody ever wants to deal with evictions since it's usually stressful and time consuming for the tenant and the landlord. We hope you never get evicted or have to evict someone, if you feel the same way, please keep reading, and if you want to know what needs to be included in an eviction notice for it to be legal, please click here.