Shediac MLA's campground proposal upsets campground owners

Campground owners in Shediac are questioningwhy the town is even considering a proposal bylocal MLA Victor Boudreauto build a 750-site campground next to Parlee Beach.

Just 18 months ago, the town was trying to get rid of campgrounds, saidDaveMaltais, owner of Camping Oceanic.

"Town council had passed a motion basically saying they didn't want any additional campgrounds, not even the existing campgrounds to add more sites," said Maltais.

"Their thinking at that time was that there was sufficient sites in the area,that they didn't want more sites added," he said.

Boudreau, the LIberal MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pel, and Michel Boudreau want to turnthe land between the provincial park and the road to Pointe de Chene into a campground for big motor homes.

With 750 sites, it would be the largest campground in the region.

Marie-PaulMartin, owner of CampingBeausjour,wantsthe community to do an economic impact study before approving anynew campground.

"Put the horse in front of the buggy by doing an impact study of having another campground," she said.

Shediac already has more than 1,000 sites.

Neither Boudreaunor town officials could be reached for comment on Tuesday.