University of Calgary sees record occupancy at dorms

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Volunteers helped facilitate the University of Calgary’s long-awaited Orientation Day, with everyone having a part to play.

Brodi Hoilund of Fort McMurray, Alberta, was preparing to begin his higher education journey in medical school.

“When he was a baby, he called himself Dr. Hoylund,” said Brody’s mother, Jennifer, who was helping her oldest son get settled into his dorm on Sunday.

He is one of a record 1,267 first-year students to accept guaranteed housing at the University of Calgary this year. More than 1,700 returning students are set to arrive next week.

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With more than 1,000 students on the waiting list for housing this summer, the university has had to make some adjustments to handle the record demand.

The school has demolished several emergency rooms, doubled its occupancy as much as possible, and rented 51 rooms in a nearby hotel this year to accommodate as many students as possible.