Robert Nicholson says if he can害羞草研究所檛 find a home by February, he害羞草研究所檒l likely have to live out of his van.

He害羞草研究所檚 one of many residents at the Hiawatha RV Park speaking out against a four-month eviction notice, issued to them this week.

Resident Victoria Fox spoke out yesterday (Oct. 29) against the notice, saying it doesn害羞草研究所檛 give residents enough time to find a new home.

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Nicholson says he, like many others in the neighbourhood, would like an extension to the eviction notice. An has garnered nearly 1,500 signatures. He said 害羞草研究所減retty much everybody害羞草研究所� in the park shares the same view.

害羞草研究所淭here are people like Victoria, myself, Nicole, Geoff, Eddie and his wife down at the end害羞草研究所� Stacey, Mike, we害羞草研究所檙e all on disability害羞草研究所� now we害羞草研究所檙e all struggling here to figure out what we害羞草研究所檙e going to do, and where we害羞草研究所檙e going to go害羞草研究所� I just don害羞草研究所檛 know what to do.害羞草研究所�

He said the timing of the eviction notice came as a surprise.

害羞草研究所淲e knew it was coming, but we didn害羞草研究所檛 expect it to be coming so soon. They had sent us a notice on the 6th of October, stating we wouldn害羞草研究所檛 be getting our four-month notice for a few months. And then all of a sudden, 21 days later, it害羞草研究所檚 in our mailbox.害羞草研究所�

Nicholson knows those watching from afar may not understand.

害羞草研究所淚 read the comments online as well, people are saying, 害羞草研究所榳ell you had ten years to find a place害羞草研究所�. But they don害羞草研究所檛 understand that the rents in here are so affordable害羞草研究所� where am I going to find a two-bedroom place for what I害羞草研究所檓 paying right now?害羞草研究所�

He echoed what Fox previously said, saying the affordable housing in Kelowna comes with one to two-year waiting lists.

In addition to the low availability of affordable housing, Nicholson says moving during the winter would be a nightmare for people with disabilities, like himself.

A severe back injury has made it difficult for Nicholson to perform tasks during the winter. He said outdoor activities are next to impossible, should they last more than five minutes.

害羞草研究所淚 broke my back, right害羞草研究所� I害羞草研究所檝e got titanium in my back, so I have a really hard time being out in the cold... If I do five minutes of work outside in the cold, my back is killing me for two days. I can barely walk.害羞草研究所�

A single father, on disability income, with a disabled child, Nicholson is out of ideas.

He says he picked up a van from a late friend, in case he害羞草研究所檚 forced to sleep outside.

害羞草研究所淚 had to, I just had to pick up something. If there害羞草研究所檚 enough room in the back for a little double air mattress, and me. My son害羞草研究所檚 going to be over at his mom害羞草研究所檚.害羞草研究所�

On Oct. 29 Westcorp said a proposed extension to the eviction notice, 害羞草研究所渞emains to be seen.害羞草研究所� With regards to the petition receiving nearly 1,500 signatures by Oct. 30, Westcorp was not immediately available for comment.

害羞草研究所淲e know it害羞草研究所檚 coming, we know we害羞草研究所檝e got to go, but all we害羞草研究所檙e asking for is a couple of extra months so we can get our affairs in order害羞草研究所� a couple of months, that害羞草研究所檚 all,害羞草研究所� said Nicholson.

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