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City of Kingston extends Belle Park encampment to July 7 amid COVID-19

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The City of Kingston has extended its move-out date for Belle Park campers to July 7 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Monday evening, city officials in Kingston, Ont., paid a visit to the more than 30 campers in the park and listened to their needs.

Campers tell Global News the group is asking for running water, electricity, showers and washrooms. Since mid-May, the city says it has been trying to facilitate their needs and working with local campgrounds to potentially relocate the campers, although with provincial campground restrictions in place due to the pandemic, the process has slowed. “There are still some provincial restrictions that we’re hoping could be lifted sometime soon,” said Lanie Hurdle, the City of Kingston’s chief

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