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As families struggle to find appropriate and affordable housing, Jack has been offering spaces at his campsite on Penticton Indian Band land for monthly deals.
Jack said he had several people come to him this summer looking for a place to stay.
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Among those looking for a spot, he said the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society has used his campsite for three or four people 香蕉视频直播� including one group of two and one single person 香蕉视频直播� while they searched for something more permanent.
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He said SOSBIS was paying the rent for those people.
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Jack typically only offers a daily rate, but he said people couldn香蕉视频直播檛 afford to spend a full month at his daily rate.
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Jack said one couple is still living on the campground, as they still haven香蕉视频直播檛 managed to find a place.
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In the past week, the Western News has spoken to two families who have had to camp out in the past, or continue to camp out in lieu of a bricks and mortar home. One of those families is still camping out in the Carmi hill area, while another family has found a home in Peachland.
In fact, the latter family said they camped out at Jack香蕉视频直播檚 campground along Green Mountain Road, about a kilometre from the Okanagan River Channel.
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Jack said he remembered Penny Brown-Alvord, who spoke earlier this week about her experience looking for housing. He said he rented the family an RV spot for their trailer and tent.
香蕉视频直播淭hey got sewer, water, washrooms, free Wi-Fi, free water, washrooms and 24-hour security,香蕉视频直播� Jack said, noting he also runs XR Homeland Security.
But Brown-Alvord wasn香蕉视频直播檛 the only family to take advantage of his campground.
香蕉视频直播淭here were some ladies from Saskatchewan that were working out here and they didn香蕉视频直播檛 have no place to stay, they couldn香蕉视频直播檛 afford nothing,香蕉视频直播� Jack said. 香蕉视频直播淭hey rented by the month, $400 a month for their tents.香蕉视频直播�
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Jack said he was trying to live up to the name his father gave him, Somtitsa, adding that he was happy to help people who were in need, because he felt that would come back around to him.
In fact, one couple who rented from him said he didn香蕉视频直播檛 know what to do with it. Though it was in need of a fix-up, Jack said he was happy to renovate it and rent it out next summer.
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