When Melinda and Chris Boyles lost their housing earlier this month, they and their five kids had nowhere to go.

Now, the Summerside, P.E.I.-based family of seven is living in a campground in Cavendish, hoping they’ll find somewhere to live before the seasonal facility closes next month.

“In P.E.I., there’s not really any affordable housing that’s big enough for big families — like, we have five kids and we need a four-bedroom [home],” said Chris Boyles. 

“Most of the places that they’re building nowadays are just two bedrooms and they’re calling it affordable housing, that’s $1,500 [each month].”

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