Unhoused family paying for campground site in Peterborough, Ont. ordered to leave [Video]

A family living at a campground in Peterborough, Ont., says they’re being ordered to leave — despite paying for their campsite since arriving.

Shanna Miller, her husband and three children have been staying at Beavermead Campground since May 10. Miller claims severe medical conditions have kept her and her husband from regular work. In February she says “unsafe conditions” at a rental home forced the family to leave.

Unable to find affordable housing or shelter spaces in the city for her family, Miller says they pitched their tents in the campground and have paid for their extended stay.

“It’s not something I thought I would ever have to deal with,” she said. “It’s been a year since I’ve been looking for another place to live. I haven’t found it.”

However, Otonabee Conservation, which operates the park through an agreement with the City of Peterborough, issued a trespass notice to the family on June 18.