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WATERLOO, Ont.--The University of Waterloo has broken ground on a new $14.4-million residence, part of a $25-million program to expand and renew campus accommodation for students.
To be called the William Lyon Mackenzie King Village, the suite-style residence will house about 320 first-year students.
Estimated completion date is August of next year.
"This new residence will help the university address the demand for on-campus accommodation and is part of a major expansion of our student residences," said Gail Clarke, director of housing and residence administration at the university.
Unlike traditional dorm-style units, the residence will contain four- bedroom apartments.
Students will have access to lounges, game rooms, multi-purpose rooms, laundry facilities and even an Internet cafe located in a nearby complex.
"Residents will still have their own private bedrooms," said Stephen Lefneski, a designer with The Walter Fedy Partnership in Kitchener, the project's architects,...