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Evacuation Shelter
MCBC has in recent years partnered with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) to become a national leader in Indigenous-led emergency management service for Indigenous People and communities displaced due to natural disasters (floods and fires), infrastructure failures and social crises. To this end, we have led the development of a first-of-its-kind First Nations Emergency Operations Centre (located in Sault Ste. Marie) that provides 24/7 incident command service for Indigenous communities who require emergency response support. Our emergency management operations in 2025 alone supported some 6000 evacuees from 7 communities, and employing as many as 500 persons during evacuation events. The Evacuation Shelter project set to be built near Missanabie to meet further demand while also providing the community space for socializing, community engagement and gatherings.
Details
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117,918 sq ft
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360 rooms
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316 Single Units (Double Occupancy)
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28 Family Units (Double Units)
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16 Accessible units
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Maximum occupancy – app. 776 persons
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Location
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341 km North of Sault Ste Marie
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114 km Northeast of Wawa
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128 km Northwest of Chapleau
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Located within the Missanabie Cree First Nation reserve
Amenities
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Spacious lobby area where they can register and be assigned a room
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Beautiful and welcoming teepee structure
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Will also serve as a space for socializing, community engagement and gatherings
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Commercial kitchen + dining hall
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Office for support teams & visiting First Nation
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Recreation complex
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Classrooms/gathering spaces
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Health station
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Helicopter landing pad
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Outdoor amenities:
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Cooking facilities
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Playgrounds
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Cultural spaces
Project Progress
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Site Work has been in progress since summer 2025
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A full complement of contractors are on site to meet our target occupancy date of April 2026
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Craning of modular buildings expected in January 2026
Announcement
Reports
Work Summary – 04 May to 08 May 2026
Foundation Mats Fabrication
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All mats have been drilled and prepped
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Lobby mats in progress
Earthworks
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Placing geotech fabric
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Tree Grubbing
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Grubbing of the septic field will be complete by May 8th
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Dorm 1 – Brought to finished A grade
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Dorm 2 – Brought to finished A grade
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Dorm 3 – Brought to finished A grade
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Dorm 4 – Brought to finished A grade
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Kitchen/ Diner – Brought to finished A grade
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Corridors – Brought to finished A grade
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25% of Office – Brought to finished A grade
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Remainder of Recreation and Office granular A will be placed as required
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Lobby Granular A will be placed once the Kitchen/ Diner has been craned
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Prepping parking lots
Foundation Construction
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All Dorms - Foundation mats & quad pods complete
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Kitchen/ Diner – Foundation mats & quad pods complete
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Arctic Corridors – Foundation mats & quad pods complete
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Amenities – Foundation mats & quad pods 50% complete
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Recreation, Office Complex and Lobby placement ongoing
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Snow removal ongoing
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All 4 dorm to foundation connections complete
Craning & Complexing
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Dorm 1
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Working on mechanical complexing
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Working on electrical complexing
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Plumbing chase fire rating complete
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Dumbwaiter structural and fire rating connections complete
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Started remedial work – removal of damaged drywall
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Electrical renovations
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Installation of exterior metal junctions
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Material take-offs
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Dorm 2
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Working on electrical complexing
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Plumbing chase fire rating complete
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Dumbwaiter structural and fire rating connections complete
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Started remedial work – removal of damaged drywall
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Electrical renovations
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Installation of exterior metal junctions
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Material take-offs
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Dorm 3
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Working on mechanical complexing
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Working on electrical complexing
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Plumbing chase fire rating complete
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Dumbwaiter structural and fire rating connections complete
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Started remedial work – removal of damaged drywall
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Electrical renovations
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Installation of exterior metal junctions
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Material take-offs
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Dorm 4
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Framing complete
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Insulation and plywood complete
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Drywall ongoing
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Started remedial work – removal of damaged drywall
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Dumbwaiter drywall complete
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Installation of exterior metal junctions
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Roof seal up ongoing
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Kitchen/ Diner
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Material take-offs
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Working on bringing in a 3rd party mold remediation company
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Miscellaneous
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Planning for start of septic field and tank installation
