A fifteen acre parcel of land in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada has been approved for retail and residential development, as the Kings County Council voted unanimously to give the second and final reading to the rezoning proposal for the property in Kentville. The redevelopment by Kent Building Supplies Limited …
Canadian Development may Include Manufactured Housing Read More
To meet the growing demand for housing in Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, Dave Bjorkman is opening Northwestern Modular Homes to provide an affordable alternative to stick-built homes. He says modular homes from the U S. are less expensive than Canadian models, so he buys from Skyline in Lancaster, Wis., Highland Manufacturing …
When the rent for a manufactured home (MH) in an MH Community on land owned by the Sechelt Indian Band rose from $6,500 a year to $24,000, a dispute resolution officer said the increase violated British Columbia’s Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act (MHPTA). Although the Band subsequently staggered the increase …
Manufactured Home Community on Indian Land not Governed by Province Read More
MHProNews has learned from castanet in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada residents of SunRise Village MHC are concerned that rising rents may force them out of their homes, especially seniors on fixed incomes. With annual rent increases that include two percent above inflation, rents are rising faster than incomes, and residents …
Modular builder Britco of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has entered into a partnership with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation to create some mutually beneficial business opportunities. As newswire.ca tells MHProNews, the First Nation is comprised of 500 members who live along the shores of the Burrard Inlet in N. Vancouver, BC. With …
According to the huffingtonpost.ca, Keith Dewey used eight 20-foot shipping containers to construct a 2,000 square-foot house on a lot of 40 feet by 42 feet in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Thought to be Canada’s first shipping container building, residential designer Dewey says Zigloo Domestique was inspired by a 20-foot …
The starphoenix of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada tells MHProNews a modular housing complex for 180 people was completed in just 59 days at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. 3twenty Solutions of Saskatoon built the three-story complex for the Department of National Defense and to accommodate international visitors. Each room has two beds, …
Modular Housing Project Finished Within Two Months Read More
Updating a story MHProNews first covered Sept.16, 2011 and last covered Dec. 17., 2012 regarding modular housing for Canada’s Lake St. Martin First Nation which has been flooded out since spring, 2011, the brandonsun reports the Canadian government and tribal leaders have finally agreed on a site. Located just under …
The Wall Street Journal informs MHProNews three senior executives at Sam Zell’s Equity International (EI) real estate company resigned this week on the heels of the head of capital markets departure, as well as co-founder of the fund and CEO Gary Garrabrandt, who left last Sept. Chief Operating Officer Ira …
For the first time in its 25-year history, the Montreal International Design Show will feature an entire modular home, a red cedar-clad home with contemporary lines, one of five models in the Pur series offered by Bonneville Homes of Quebec, Canada. The montrealgazette informs MHProNews the Pur-Z has two bedrooms …
MHProNews has learned from kelownacapnews in British Columbia, Canada, a letter aimed at elected officials from a couple who own a manufactured home is appealing a ruling based on a numbering system that prevents them from registering their homes in the Manufactured Home Registry. Their homes meet all the requirements …
Following up on the multiple housing woes of the northern Ontario (Canada) Cree Community of Attawapiskat with sewage backup problems off and on since 2009, forcing residents to evacuate their homes, as MHProNews last reported Feb. 5, 2013, now the homes and the community hospital have suffered the same fate …
The estevanmercury tells MHProNews the city council in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada is considering two proposals to help ease the housing shortage in the city. One is a modular subdivision with room for 474 homes proposed by developer Kurtis Dmuchowski of Regina-based West D Construction. He has offered to buy the …
The digitaljournal informs MHProNews that Killam Properties, Inc. of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada will announce its financials for the quarter ending March 31, 2013 on May 7, 2013 after the close of the market. A conference call to discuss the findings will follow on Wed. May 8, 2013 at 9 …
Canada.com informs MHProNews MHC owner Larry Gaudreau, noting that communities built in the 1940’s and 1950’s have deteriorating infrastructures that cannot be replaced without moving residents out, says the government needs more affordable housing for these people, as well as to meet future needs. “More than 50 per cent of …
British Columbia needs more Manufactured Housing Communities Read More
MHProNews has learned from PRWeb that modular builder ATCO Structures & Logistics was honored several times at the Modular Building Institute (MBI)’s 2013 Awards of Distinction. First place in the permanent modular commercial housing category was for MEG Energy Pirate’s Cove Lodge near Christina Lake that is as much resort …
The goldstreamgazette tells MHProNews the residents of Lombardy MHC in Langford, British Columbia, Canada near Vancouver have been living under the threat of their community being sold the past two years. The senior residents who comprise the 20 home community are protected somewhat by a policy passed by the city …
Updating a story MHProNews posted Jan. 14, 2013 about residents of Killam Properties, Inc.’s Mountain View Estates MHC at Lake Echo, Nova Scotia, Canada having to boil their water (or buy it bottled) for 14 months, it is now safe to drink for the 300 families who live there. One …
NewswireCanada says Killam Properties, Inc. reports funds from operations (FFO) in Q4 2012 rose 15.7 percent over the same period for 2011, and overall net operating income (NOI) increased 1.4 percent year-over-year. For 2012, FFO increased 13.7 percent 2012 over 2011, and overall net operating income rose 5.4 percent 2012 …
Killam Properties, Inc. says the company has partnered with Corporate Research Associates to offer residents of its manufactured housing communities and apartments the opportunity to offer suggestions and opinions through on-line surveys. Participation is voluntary, personal information will not be shared, and responses will be collected in aggregate and not …
