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CedarCoast Designs an Indigenous Cultural Centre on Superior's Remote North Shore

The Cultural Community and Healing Centre is being built for the people of Biigtagong Nishnaabeg First Nation Community.

CedarCoast is excited to be a key part this extraodinary story! Together with the Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation and the Ontario First Nations Technical Service Corporation (OFNTSC), CedarCoast has designed - and is in the midst of building - this centre intended for healing and inspiration.

Large, bright, open room with pool table and card table, bar with stools.

Envisioned with a large deck offering breathtaking vistas of the majestic Gichigami, pristine white sands, and the surrounding north woods, this project is a testament to the collaborative vision of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation, OFNTSC and CedarCoast.

Grandfather with his grandson on a pier in a Muskoka lake.

The amazing project team was organized by the OFNTSC to include Prime Project Solutions and CedarCoast Timber Homes. The remote location, with no roads in or out, required complex logistics and risk management, sourcing local tradespeople and helicopter services (during the recent forest fire emergencies!) to provide timely aerial delivery for every material component involved in the construction of the project.

The project's highlights included:

3,000+ sq. ft., full cedar building with completed interior walls and ceiling finishes, windows, decking and steel roofing.
Detailed pre-construction planning for ‘rapid project’ work: 12 weeks elapsed time from beginning to end.
Overcoming logistical and risk management hurdles in an isolated location.
Partnering with local tradespeople for positive community impact.
Sourcing helicopter services (during the recent forest fires) to provide timely aerial delivery for every material component in the project.

Our extensive track record undoubtedly played a role the selection of CedarCoast to build this project. In addition to our history in Muskoka, ’30 years building on the lakes’, past accomplishments include building a variety of long distance residential, retail, and institutional structures in places like New York, Germany and Ireland.

A West Coast Cedar building under construction.

Partners Bert and Patrick Bongers have the knowledge and experience to successfully find and manage local teams, source materials and deliveries destined for offshore and other remote construction sites. Our firm has the inhouse talent to handle the intricate design parameters necessary for remote planning and resourcing to construct complex buildings anywhere in the world.

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