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A family who profited from pretending to be indigenous gets exposed in Canada
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I toured a 'pocket community' of tiny home - the builders are trying to help solve the housing crisis in Canada
Was just driving through a town in southern Manitoba and pulled over to take a break and saw these tiny homes: https://i.imgur.com/hG9NAGR.jpeg Tiny homes have always intrigued me so I talked to...
Was just driving through a town in southern Manitoba and pulled over to take a break and saw these tiny homes: https://i.imgur.com/hG9NAGR.jpeg
Tiny homes have always intrigued me so I talked to the owner. Its in a trailer park and this was a lot that was available for development so they had 16 tiny homes built in three sizes. The smallest is a 510 sf one bedroom, then a slightly larger one bedroom and the biggest one is a 920 sf two bedroom.
They are "modular" homes which means they were manufactured in a factory a couple of hours away and trailered into the site. But despite the fact they travelled by trailer and that they sit on screwpiles instead of a foundation, they are fully built as regular homes.
Its cold here in winter (down to -40c) so the homes are super insulated with about 12" of insulation in the floor and ceiling and 6" in the walls with another 2" of foam insulation on the outside walls. They are completely heated by the mini split system with the addition of a convection electric heater in each room to keep them warm in the coldest part of winter. Amazingly in a place where my own bills for electricity can hit $250 in winter without heat, the most the owner said she paid was $80 for electricity including heat.
The interiors look like any regular home only smaller:https://i.imgur.com/aFufGMI.jpeg and definitely dont give the same vibe as a mobile home. It feels like a house with small rooms.
So far the 2 bedroom units are selling fairly well but the one bedrooms arent moving as easily. Part of the problem was covid. In this town a 'starter' home can easily be 350k and they were hoping to sell these from 80k to 120k. But during covid everything skyrocketed from materials to moving costs and the least expensive unit is now 175k and the biggest one is 220k. Add on the 350 a month for lot rent, which includes yard care/shovelling, and its pushing the envelope of what most would consider "affordable" anymore but there's not much they can do now to bring the price down.
Buyers so far tend to be those who are looking for tiny easy to care for space: a widow who sold her house and wants something small she can leave and go travelling, a guy who works for a railroad who's only home one week a month, a new immigrant family who are just happy to own something rather than pay the same amount in rent.
I applaud them for having a vision and actually pursuing it. There are some kinks to work out and it would be great if the prices could drop significantly but at least its an alternative to renting or buying an older mobile home. Its one of the first tiny home communities Ive seen up close and I came away with a positive impression. I think its going to be a great little community of tiny home lovers.
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Flourishing romances are more the result of proactive behaviors than soulmate spark, study finds
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Canadian pet DNA company sends back dog breed results from human sample a second time
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Cousins are disappearing worldwide, according to new study
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UBC student flies to school from Calgary (because Vancouver is that unaffordable to live in)
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Canada announces cap on international students for next two years
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British Columbia, Canada: Family pets will no longer be considered property during divorce proceedings
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Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings
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A Qanon cult set up a compound in a small town. The locals are fighting back.
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Migrants are driving Canada's population surge despite declining birth rate: StatsCan
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Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives ‘favoured certain developers’ in controversial Greenbelt plan, auditor general finds in scathing report
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One in five single adults in Canada live in poverty
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Canada to launch 'digital nomad strategy,' other measures to woo international talent
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Have you been to the library lately?
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Building a heated dog house for Canadian winters
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Overnight in the most remote camp on Earth
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Canadian colleges: Lethbridge vs. Manitoba for Computer Science?
Hi everyone, I recently got accepted into University and Lethbridge and University of Manitoba for Computer Science second degree. Both of them have co-op programs, but I don't know which would be...
Hi everyone,
I recently got accepted into University and Lethbridge and University of Manitoba for Computer Science second degree.
Both of them have co-op programs, but I don't know which would be better for me. Ideally, I want to go the uni with a better job market for CS, so Lethbridge seems to be the winner since it is close to Calgary. But I am also looking to immigrate to Canada in the future, and I know that Manitoba has easier requirements for Permanent Residence nominations.
I am in a bit of a bind, and I am trying to gather as much information as I can before I make a decision. Anything you have to share would be much appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. I know Toronto and Vancouver are much better places for jobs, but sadly I missed the deadline to apply to most of the colleges there. I do plan on applying for jobs in those cities though.
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The lie that made me. How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father.
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XXX-Files: Who torched the Pornhub palace?
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The company man
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Why we won’t raise our kids in suburbia
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When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous faith in Canada’s legal system was put to the test
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The great work
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Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. They didn’t know each other, and never would. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery
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Getting plowed - Exposing the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal (2012)
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RCMP adding incels to terrorism awareness guide
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Thousands of people queue up online for drive-thru ‘safari’ at Toronto Zoo
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Toronto was obeying social distance rules. Then came adorable baby foxes.
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Stabbing attack at North York massage parlour was ‘incel’ terrorism, police say
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We are all niqabis now: Coronavirus masks reveal hypocrisy of face covering bans
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Canada’s international hair freezing competition
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93% of British Columbians want to scrap changing clocks for daylight time, survey says
11 votes -
How Montreal freelancers are organizing
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Exploring Canada’s worst street
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You are horrible people
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'If it gets me, it gets me': The town where residents live alongside polar bears
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Why incels are a 'real and present threat' for Canadians
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What role should victim impact statements play in Canadian courts?
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How the daughter of an African revolutionary learned about racism in a Canadian playground
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Why Ontario police have charged a fortune teller under an antiquated 'witchcraft' law
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Canada's justice system holds Indigenous women at fault for 'ending up murdered,' says NDP MLA
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Edmonton daycare asks parents to bring helmets for the playground
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The new old age - Longevity is now our reality. Are we ready for it?
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Low-income Canadians spend 9% of annual income on communications services: CRTC
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Tiny homes, big community: Okotoks exploring affordable, eco-friendly homes
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Three Canadian cities make top ten on global ranking of most livable cities
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Overall health includes oral health: Should dental be part of universal health care
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Ontario PC voter worried about family's future without basic income pilot
13 votes