Residence Overview
If you have any residence related questions be sure to visit the Victoria College Residence Website.
The 2011-2012 Don Team
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The Buildings
Victoria College has 5 main residence buildings and each has its own character and history. For information on each building, click the name of the Hall below:
Residence Services and General Information:
- Laundry
Laundry facilities are operated using a laundry card, which can be recharged using cash only at Margaret Addison front desk. Annesley, Rowell Jackman, Margaret Addison, Upper Burwash and Lower Burwash each have laundry facilities in the basement or on the first floor. Middle House and Bowles-Gandier have the facilities for Upper and Lower Burwash respectively. - Key Cards
All residence rooms at Vic are opened using magnetic keycards, similar to those found at a hotel. The only exception is Rowell Jackman, which requires a card to open the suite door and a standard metal key to open the individual room. Cards are used for security reasons, because they can be easily replaced if lost. Students are issued a key when they arrive. Replacement keys can be purchased for $25 from Margaret Addison front desk. Putting your name or room number on your key is discouraged for security reasons. - Information on Utilities, Residence Linens, Fridge Rentals, Parking, and Mail can be found at: Here1! and Here2!
Packing
Each residence room comes with a bed, desk, chair, garbage can, book shelf, and closet. Some come with a cork board on the wall.
What to bring:
- clothes
- hygiene related items
- towels
- sheets, pillows, and other bedding
- footwear (when you arrive in September it will be hot and humid; the winters in Toronto are can be wet and slushy)
- school supplies (pencils, pens, paper, notebooks, hole puncher, stapler, printer, ruler.) Don’t worry if you don’t have a hole punch or stapler; these are available for use at any library for free. Printing at libraries costs $0.15 per page
- a backpack or book bag of some sort
- ethernet cable
- laundry supplies
- cash in bills to load onto your laundry card
- general cleaning supplies (housekeeping maintains common areas, but not rooms or private bathrooms.) Brooms and vacuums are available in each residence
For Margaret Addison Hall:
- a shower caddy (if you are living in Margaret Addison Hall you will likely be carrying your toiletries back and forth from the washroom everyday)
Things you might like to bring:
- books
- a more comfortable chair
- DVDs or a gaming system (every common room has a TV and DVD player)
- dishes (if you don’t like what food services is serving or you missed a meal, dishes come in handy)
- sports equipment (Vic has great intramural teams – the Margaret Addison field and the quad are great places for games of frisbee, soccer, am various other sports)
Things you should not bring to residence:
- candles
- illegal drugs
- pets
- weapons