Access to affordable food has become a major concern across the province and country for students who are dealing with tuition and for many out of town living expenses that are constantly on the rise.
For Prince Rupert students in addition to the cost of groceries and other staples, the challenges locally include a housing shortage which has resulted in rising rents for those that can find accommodation.
And on that theme there is still no indication from Coast Mountain College as to when the topic of student housing in Prince Rupert will be resolved.
As we've noted often in the past, the topic is one that has been discussed off and on in recent years, but no announcements or indication of progress have yet to be announced by the college.
A situation which as we outlined in September has become mostly a case of a work in constant progress.
The topic is one that seems to have fallen off the radar for City Council as it addresses a range of other housing issues in the community and the MLA for the region hasn't had much to add to the discussion in recent years as well.
There have been some strides made on housing for students in the region, the Terrace campus celebrated the opening of expanded housing for that location last September, adding to the housing stock in that community which also has housing challenges.
As for the Food Bank program, the advisory on the Coast Mountain College website indicates it will be open Every Tuesday until April 18th
Students or staff members looking for more information on the program can contact sirvine@coastmountaincollege.ca
More notes on post secondary education in the Northwest can be reviewed from our archive page.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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