I lived in staff housing over summer and now live in Creekside
WB have 3 housings.... Glacier, Brio and Westside...
Glacier and Brio are both shit holes... Westside isn't that bad...
Your best bet is just either find someones couch to crash on or stay in a hostel... check pique magazine you'll have a place to live in a week or two easy.
specially next year won't be anywhere near as hard as this year to find housing.... and also depends when you are coming.... Sept-Nov and apr-June there is loads of housing going.