Updating a story MHProNews last posted May 22, 2014 regarding shipping containers becoming homes for liquified natural gas (LNG) workers in northern British Columbia, the $120,000 modular units are outfitted with many home amenities including flat screen TV, computer workstation, stainless steel appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows to bring in natural …
Converted Modular Shipping Containers may house up to 100,000 Read More
Modular home builder IQ Technologies, Inc. Canada has entered into a joint venture with EnerDynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (TSX-V:EHT) of Ontario, Canada to include EHT’s solar and wind energy systems in their homes, according to newswire.ca. IQ provides and installs sustainable modular homes globally that can be installed in one …
IQ Tech Mod Builder Partners with EnerDynamic Hybrid Tech. Read More
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Killam Properties, Inc. (KMP.TO) announces it is acquiring a 50 percent stake in a 152-unit apartment building in Ottawa, Ontario, called Kanata Lakes Apartments II, in a joint venture with affiliates of KingSett Capital, Inc. and AIMCo Realty Investors LP. Killam’s 50 percent share of the …
Canada’s MHC Owner Killam Acquires Interest in Apartments Read More
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Killam Properties, Inc. (TSE:KMP) announced on Aug. 13 shareholders of record as of Aug. 29, 2014 will be paid a dividend per share of $0.05, according to watchlistnews.com. While analysts at CIBC cut their target price back from $13.00 to $12.00 Aug. 8, they now have …
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KMP) reports for the second quarter, ending June 30, 2014 its funds from operations (FFO) per diluted share increased 5.9 percent from $0.18 to $0.19 over the same period 2013. Same store net operating income (NOI) grew by 1.3 percent, and same store …
A proposal to allow recreational vehicles to occupy manufactured home sites in land lease communities until a manufactured home is delivered passed the Coaldale, Alberta, Canada Town Council, according to sunnysouthnews.com. Town officials will include in the ordinance that only the owner of the home site can place an RV …
MHProNews has learned from MyKawartha.com that the grand opening of Northern Comfort Modular Homes was held last weekend in Trout Creek, Ontario, Canada, in the northern part of the province. Joe Bennett is the owner. ## (Photo credit: marketwire.com–modular home)
MHProNews has learned from insidehalton.com the Canadian Manufactured Homes Institute (CMHI) reports eleven percent of new single-family homes in 2012 were factory built homes, just one percent off an historic high of 12 percent the previous year. The CMHI envisions eco-conscious consumers see off-site home construction as a green way …
Factory-made Home-building Falls One Percent in Canada Read More
The owner of the Westwood Mobile Home Park in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada, is uniting with his residents in opposing a dump site the Innisfail Council is trying to locate next to the manufactured home community (MHC). Don Petersen, who has owned the community for 20 years, told 40 residents gathered …
Through a community enhancement program, Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities has been able to update existing manufactured homes (MH) and replace old homes with new ones in Crestway Bays in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, just outside Vancouver. Lachlan MacLean of Parkbridge, noting the 1970’s build era of many manufactured home communities (MHC) …
Parkbridge Replaces/Rebuilds old Manufactured Homes Read More
Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KMP) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada will release its financial results for Q2 2014 on Wed., Aug. 6, 2014 after the close of the market. A conference call discussion of the results will follow on Thurs., Aug. 7, 2014 at 10:00 AM, according to wsj.com. Killam is …
MHProNews has learned from moosejawtimes.sk.ca in Saskatchewan, Canada, Sunflower Manor in Moose Jaw had its official grand opening June 23, the first multifamily modular housing unit in town. The nine modules, comprising six apartment units, were built in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by Winkler Construction and then stacked to form the …
The Bow River overflowed its banks in Siksika, Alaska last June, following a deluge that also swamped part of southern Alberta, Canada, putting downtown Calgary under water. 170 homes belonging to Siksika Reserve residents were hit by rising tide, with many destined for demolition. Evacuees from the 7,000 person reservation …
Having built modular housing since 1947, Atco Structures and Logistics is upping the ante for its workforce housing as companies battle for skilled labor in an increasingly competitive market, according to calgarysun.com. With new models featuring large bedrooms with double beds, full showers, sound-dampening walls and walk-in closets, Jason Kialeu …
The city council of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada is asking for public input on a proposal to replace four homes with a modular apartment complex containing 60 units in the downtown area. Council gave first reading on a bylaw amendment to change the zoning from R2 residential semi-detached to CBD-C, which …
Sixty Unit Modular Apartments Planned for Canadian City Read More
Once involved in the tea business that his grandfather and namesake founded in 1894, these days 78 year-old John Murchie is on a quest to develop a modular home that he hopes will solve the housing shortage in underdeveloped countries. His grandfather developed Murchie’s Tea & Coffee company in Canada, …
Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) has arranged the $875,000 sale of 55 and older community Colonial Four RV in Zephyrhills, Florida from the owner/operator to a well-known sports figure. A mix of manufactured homes and seasonal recreational vehicle home sites, the community is set on five acres and has 57 rental …
MHProNews.com has learned Black Diamond Group Limited of Calgary, Alberta, Canada has inked a 1,244 person workforce camp contract for the Montney Shale region of northeastern British Columbia, expecting to generate $34 million over the three year term of the agreement. The first 622 beds will be installed during the …
Black Diamond Contracts for Modular Workforce Housing in Northern British Columbia Read More
A British Columbia, Canada modular company is converting shipping containers into workforce housing for liquified natural gas (lng) workers in far northern BC near the Alaska line. The thousands of workers expected for the developing lng industry will be welcomed with flat screen TVs, computer workstations, floor-to-ceiling windows, air conditioning …
Modular Shipping Containers will House Gas Exploration Workers Read More
The founder of Republic Mobile Homes in Texas in the late 1960’s, Ralph Nattrass passed away at age 88 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada April 30. An owner of communities, subdivisions and part owner of Republic-Henslee Manufacturing, he teamed with Frank and Marina Woody to start the current Republic group in …
