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Amber Powell is no stranger to how unaffordable life on Greater Victoria can be—after all, she has been going to university part time for five years in order to work so she could pay her way through to her degree.

But when she wound up without a place to stay last year, she found herself in an impossible situation, with no available rental units she could afford. 

Across Greater Victoria, renters, homeowners, and those struggling with or on the verge of homelessness say that an increasingly unaffordable housing market is driving them to take extreme measures just to make ends meet.

Several residents told CBC News they are worried about what it means for their futures — and their ability to afford to stay on the south Island.

Full article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/greater-victoria-unaffordable-housing-1.6756930

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