An international student organization that tried to support and lobby for Canadore College international students struggling to find housing in North Bay, is alarmed by comments made recently by Canadore College President George Burton who claimed tents set up in front of the Commerce Court campus were just part of an elaborate publicity stunt.
"He couldn’t spare time to listen to the student's problems and to focus on possible solutions," said Grewel in a text to BayToday. Burton addressed the community with an open letter to North Bay and held a media conference on Thursday to give his side of the issue."They asked for volunteers to stay in a tent overnight, the tent was set up. If you looked inside the tent, there were no living accommodations in there," Burton stated on Thursday during the media conference at the Aviation Campus.
"Mr. Burton has to understand that it’s not the students who did a public stunt but it’s himself who is just trying to escape from all the problems," added Grewel.