Post-secondary students in P.E.I. finding more housing options, but the cost remains high [Video]

Post-secondary students at P.E.I. institutions are moving into their dorms and off-campus housing this week, and while there may be more spaces for them, there are still cost concerns.

“I had to search a lot in… Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace. Finally, after searching for a long time, I got a roommate. So we’re [paying] $450 each for one room,” said Saru Bun, a Holland College architectural technology student from Nepal. 

“We have to adjust, right? Because there’s nothing else we can do.”

Bun said the cost to live on her own on Prince Edward Island is actually more expensive than it was in Brampton, Ont., where she used to live. 

Accommodation prices were a common concern among the new and returning students CBC News spoke …