Timmins mobile home owners being forced to move, but have nowhere to go

The tenants have until Nov. 30 to leave and were told that if they don’t, the trailers will either be sent to a storage yard and or they’ll be dismantled and scrapped.

Barbara Ashe and her partner own a mobile home in the Pine Ridge Trailer Park on Highway 101 West in Timmins.

They’ve lived there for four years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they customized their home to suit their needs.

Ashe said they’ve always loved living at this location. But new owners bought the property and issued a notice last November that the park would be closing. Ashe is now one of 16 mobile home owners who must relocate their trailers.

“I basically I feel like we are being forced into an abandonment,” said Ashe.

“You've got people out here that lived here for 20 to 30 years. This is our retirement home. We built it specifically for that and it's a pretty big state of jeopardy right now.”

The owners have given the tenants until Nov. 30 to leave and were told that if they don’t move their homes, the trailers will either be sent to a storage yard and owners would be charged fees for that and/or they’ll be dismantled and scrapped.

“We looked into moving the trailers out of here and found it's costing $50,000 to $80,000 to get them out of here,” said Ashe.