Family of 7 forced to live in campground due to P.E.I.'s lack of affordable housing

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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