Canadian modular builder Britco has sent senior executive Chris Gardner with British Columbia’s Premier Christy Clark on a trade mission to China promoting B.C’s natural gas to the growing economies of Asia. Three liquid natural gas facilities will be working by 2020 which will generate thousands of construction jobs, and …
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County commissioners in Butte, Meade and Harding Counties are in different stages of preparation for the possibility of modular workforce mancamps should the 36-inch Keystone XL pipeline be approved to move oil from Canada to Texas. Neither Butte nor Meade has a zoning ordinance, and Harding County’s is for “conditional …
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Killam Properties reports property revenue for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2013 rose 9.4 percent over the same period last year, $37,095,000 over $33,894,000, while net operating income increased from $21,442,000 in Q3 2012 to $23,250,000 for the most recent quarter, a gain of 8.4 …
ATCO Structures & Logistics has received a contract to provide modular housing facilities and site services for a 1,200 person workforce housing facility for the Shell Carmon Creek Project near the town of Peace River in northern Alberta, Canada. According to marketwatch, ATCO is partnering with the Woodland Cree First …
An ongoing dispute between the British Columbia Safety Authority (BCSA) in Canada and modular home builder Riske Creek Manufacturing and its owner Andy Tower has resulted in a recall of the company’s homes by the BCSA, which alleges the park model homes do not comply with gas and electrical certification …
Canadian Apartment Properties (CAP) REIT of Canada owns and operates a portfolio of real estate primarily around larger urban markets that includes apartments and townhomes as well as 14 manufactured housing communities (MHC) comprised of 3,370 homesites. As seekingalpha informs MHProNews Cap REIT reduces financial risk by having 38,000 residential …
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Canada’s Killam Properties Inc (TSX:KMP) reports its board of directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.04833 per common share to be paid on Nov. 15, 2013 to shareholders of record Oct. 31, 2013. Killam’s Dividend re-investment plan (DRIP) allows shareholders the opportunity to re-invest their dividends in additional common …
The residents of King George Mobile and RV Park in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada are weary of the community deterioration and lawlessness that the owner allegedly ignores, and have begun a petition to have the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act altered so a percentage of rent monies go towards upkeep …
Champion Home Builders has been contracted to supply two modular apartment buildings to North Dakota’s Bakken oil formation, providing Watford City and Williston with over 100 apartments and townhomes, according to ourmidland.com. Marking Champion’s ninth and tenth project in the area, the Wolf Run Village in Watford City will consist …
Owner/operator of manufactured housing communities in Canada, Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities, Inc. is using air miles to lure customers to its newest retirement community in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada. Heritage Creek homebuyers can earn 10,000 reward miles on any new home purchase of $220,000 or more as long as the deal …
A housing business plan for the city of Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada indicates a moderate to high growth plan through 2025 will require between 1,800 and nearly 2,600 new housing units, including available land. As part of that estimate, the estevanmercury.ca informs MHProNews that affordable housing and entry-level dwellings, including purpose-built …
Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KMP) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada will present its financial results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2013 after the market closes Tue., Nov. 5. A conference call and live webcast will be held the following day, Wed., Nov. 6, at 11 AM EST. The dial-in …
Britco, one of the largest modular construction businesses in the industry, has announced plans to build a workforce housing project in northern Alberta, Canada for Devon Energy Corp. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark met with Britco officials to launch the $100 million modular project with over 1,500 rooms to be …
Updating a story we posted Sept. 26, 2013 regarding temporary manufactured housing for victims of the flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in June, 2013, people with special needs or disabilities will begin moving in to the homes first. The work camp-like site is being established in the Great Plains Industrial …
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Some 700 refugees displaced by the flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in June of this year will be housed in manufactured home communities (MHCs) in the Great Plains neighborhood of Calgary, and may have to remain there through the winter. A longer- term neighborhood of manufactured homes will be sited …
Canadian-American Structured Solutions (CASS) opened in May 2012 in Billings, Montana vowing to provide 100 jobs, as it filled modular housing orders for workers in the Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota. Updating a story MHProNews posted Jan. 26, 2013 regarding the company’s temporary layoff of 30 employees due …
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) has acquired Fiesta Key RV Resort, a 324-site resort and marina in the Florida Keys. Located in the Florida Keys on the Gulf of Mexico, ELS paid $24.6 million, according to 4-traders.com, funded with cash. As MHProNews knows, ELS is the largest owner of manufactured …
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An affordable housing complex in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada is set to include modular homes as part of a project to finance 1,000 new entry-level homes over five years. Builders are eligible for loans of 90 percent of construction costs of the homes, including the land, at four percent interest. With …
Producer of modular workforce buildings, mobile offices, and permanent modular buildings, Canada’s Atco Ltd. has sold its half of the joint venture in South America with Tecno Fast to its partner for Canada $124 million. The sale includes assets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru, according to winnipegfreepress.com. With 8,800 …
The Britco Division of WesternOne, Inc. has entered a $100 million agreement to supply a major energy company with modular workforce accommodations in Northern Alberta, Canada. Comprised of over 1,500 rooms, 4-traders.com says the units will be built in Britco’s facilities in British Columbia, Canada. The project will get underway …
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