Experience in demanding project environments
The experience behind Black Diamond Defence Services spans modular buildings, workforce accommodations, camp services and travel coordination for remote, urgent and complex project needs.
This work helps inform how BDDS supports Canadian defence and government requirements where speed, access, housing, workforce movement and coordination matterSupporting projects where coordination, reliability, and flexibility matter.
Across Canada, the United States, and Australia, Black Diamond Group businesses have supported industrial, infrastructure, government, construction, disaster recovery, and remote operational sectors through scalable workforce accommodations, modular infrastructure, and turnkey support services.
Black Diamond Defence Services builds on that operational foundation to help support evolving defence and government-related project environments requiring adaptable infrastructure and coordinated delivery capabilities.
- Operations across Canada, the United States, and Australia
- Workforce accommodations and modular infrastructure expertise
- Experience supporting remote and logistically complex regions
- Turnkey operational and infrastructure delivery capabilities
Relevant work in the conditions that shape defence and government projects
Defence and government requirements often depend on more than one moving part. Space, housing, site access, workforce movement, safety and timing all affect how work gets planned and delivered.
The experience behind BDDS includes projects in remote locations, urgent response environments, public-sector settings, construction sites, workforce accommodations and Indigenous partnership contexts. These examples show practical experience with compressed timelines, limited infrastructure, changing site conditions, public accountability and the need to keep people housed, supported and close to the work.
Building on that experience, Black Diamond Defence Services supports defence and government-related operational requirements through scalable infrastructure, coordinated delivery capabilities, and flexible deployment support designed for changing operational conditions.
Experience areas
Northern and remote operations
Emergency response and recovery
Government and public sector
Construction and housing
Workforce accommodations
Indigenous collaboration
Full-service remote workforce support, delivered through Indigenous partnership
Sunset Prairie Lodge shows how the experience behind BDDS comes together in a remote workforce environment.
Located in B.C.’s Montney region, the lodge operates through Black Diamond Cygnus, Black Diamond Group’s equity-based partnership with West Moberly First Nations.
Black Diamond provides modular accommodation assets, operates the lodge and supports the services that keep the site running, from private rooms and food service to recreation, fitness amenities, high-speed Wi-Fi and day-to-day guest support.
Crew travel to and from remote worksites is also supported, helping clients coordinate where people stay and how they get there.
For BDDS, Sunset Prairie Lodge shows relevant experience in action: modular accommodations, operated lodging, travel support and Indigenous partnership aligned around one remote workforce requirement.
Sunset Prairie Lodge snapshot
Project: Sunset Prairie Lodge
Location: Montney region, BC
Partnership: Black Diamond Cygnus, with West Moberly First Nations
Scale: 242,640 square feet
Initial delivery timeline: 180 days
Capabilities in action
Modular accommodation assets for remote workforce needs Operated lodge and accommodations services Food service, amenities, connectivity and daily guest support Workforce travel support through LodgeLink Indigenous partnership embedded in the project model Coordinated support across space, services, travel and operations
Relevant experience across urgent, remote and public-sector needs
These project examples show experience in the conditions that often shape defence and
government work: compressed timelines, remote locations, temporary housing needs,
active construction sites, public-sector requirements and Indigenous collaboration.
Together, they show how modular buildings, workforce accommodations, camp services and
travel coordination can support people and projects when timing, access and accountability
matter.
Long-term partnerships built around collaboration and shared economic participation.
Black Diamond Group maintains long-standing Indigenous partnerships across Canada focused on meaningful collaboration, economic participation, and long-term community engagement.
These partnerships support operational delivery across traditional territories while helping create sustainable opportunities and shared long-term value.
Equity Based Partnerships
Long-term Indigenous partnerships structured around shared participation and collaboration.
Community Focused Engagement
Supporting relationships built on long-term engagement and regional collaboration.
Operational Collaboration
Working alongside Indigenous partners to support operational and infrastructure delivery across Canada.
Safety-focused operational support designed for complex environments.
Black Diamond Group emphasizes safety, accountability, workforce wellbeing, and operational coordination across its businesses and project environments throughout North America.
Operational approaches are designed to support evolving project conditions while maintaining responsiveness, workforce support, and consistent oversight across remote, temporary, and infrastructure-focused environments.
Safety Focused Operatations
Operational environments designed to prioritize workforce safety, accountability, and coordinated execution.
Coordinated Infrastructure Delivery
Integrated planning and logistics support designed for reliable operational readiness and project continuity.
Workforce-First Planning
Flexible operational support models designed around workforce wellbeing, changing project demands, and site conditions.
Rapid housing after the Jasper wildfires
After the 2024 Jasper wildfires displaced residents and damaged homes and infrastructure, Black Diamond Group worked with Parks Canada and local authorities to create modular housing for impacted families.
Quick facts
Location: Jasper, AB
Delivered: 86 modular units custom modular office
Scale/timing: Approx. 5 months to complete
Rapid response base along Port of Vancouver
Located along Vancouver’s waterfront, a marine organization needed a custom modular base that met the stringent Port of Vancouver requirements for emergency support and wildlife protection work.
Quick facts
Location: Vancouver, BC
Delivered: 2616 sq. ft. custom modular office custom modular office
Scale/timing: Approx. 5 months to complete
Large-scale housing for wildfire recovery crews
After the Camp Fire devastated Paradise, CA, Black Diamond Group and Odin Construction mobilized modular accommodations for cleanup crews working in a severely damaged community.
Quick facts
Location: Oroville, CA
Delivered: 300 modular workforce accommodations
Scale / timing: 1,496 beds in 68 days
Remote workspace for hydro infrastructure
Stuart Olson GDB JV needed office, conference and break space before work could begin on a remote hydro generating station redevelopment west of Thunder Bay. Black Diamond Group delivered three large office complexes, coordinating out-of-province transport and installation over four weeks.
Quick facts
Location: Northern Ontario
Delivered: 3 office
complexes / 15 units
Scale / timing: 4-week
install / 2-year project
Custom storage for a remote utility site
BC Hydro needed two custom storage containers for a remote substation in North Central B.C.: one for hazardous materials and one for standard storage. Black Diamond coordinated design, manufacturing, engineering and longdistance delivery to meet BC Hydro’s specifications, including a 2H fire rating and exterior access for the hazmat container.
Quick facts
Location: North Central, BC
Delivered: 2 custom 8-by20-foot steel storage containers
Scale / timing: Long-term buildings for purchase
Office complex for a remote island worksite
A construction and excavation client needed a custom office complex beside a rock quarry on Vancouver Island, where limited access, seismic
requirements and environmental constraints shaped the project. Black Diamond Group completed 90 per cent of construction offsite and
installed the building in two craning days.
Quick facts
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Delivered: 6,240-sq.-ft. office complex
Scale / timing: 8-month project / 2 craning days
GOVERNMENT & CUSTOM Emergency support for wildfire evacuees
The City of Prince George needed a summer-long Emergency Support Services hub to support people displaced by wildfires, including Jasper evacuees. BOXX Modular
supplied office trailers, a lavatory unit and a Cultural Appreciation Trailer where First Nations elders and Indigenous representatives could support their communities.
Quick facts
Location: Prince George, BC
Delivered: 2,160-sq.-ft. emergency support centre
Scale / timing: 5-month
wildfire season deployment
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC Office space for First Nation leadership
A First Nation government in the North Okanagan needed temporary office space for more than 20 community leaders, including council
members and department heads. Black Diamond delivered two office
complexes with private work areas, washrooms and shared space for
meetings, administration and community engagement.
Quick facts
Location: North Okanagan, BC
Delivered: 2 office complexes / 9 modular units
Scale / timing: 2+ year project term
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC Secure observation space for port operations
A port operations client needed a secure, longterm observation building
at a busy barge location with limited space and vandalism risk. Black Diamond delivered a project-specific portable building with a kitchen,
lunch area, washroom and custom rock guards, coordinating installation
so port operations could continue without interruption.
Quick facts
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Delivered: 10-by-24-foot observation and break building
Scale / timing: 5-year project term
CONSTRUCTION & HOUSING Stacked SmartSpace village for a tight urban site
Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.and its partner needed office, break and subcontractor space for a high-profile transportation project in Toronto’s Lower Don area. Black Diamond
Group delivered a stacked SmartSpace village that maximized a tight downtown site and gave multiple project teams the space they needed to
work, meet and recharge.
Quick facts
Location: Toronto, ON
Delivered: 41 SmartSpace units / 3 multi-storey complexes
Scale / timing: 48+ month project term
CONSTRUCTION & HOUSING Construction support for a major industrial project
Dow needed temporary office, lunchroom and contractor space during the early stages of its Fort
Saskatchewan Path2Zero project. Black Diamond delivered a turnkey space solution using existing
fleet and newly manufactured units, while meeting the project’s
accelerated timeline, site safety requirements and collaboration goals.
Quick facts
Location: Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Delivered: 32,496 sq. ft. of office & lunchroom space
Scale / timing: 4-year project term
CONSTRUCTION & HOUSING Modular staff housing for a growing workforce
CN Rail needed a second staff housing complex to support growing operations in Boston Bar, BC. Black Diamond delivered an energyefficient addition with private suites, shared
support spaces and accessible design, using offsite construction to
reduce disruption to ongoing work and worker rest periods.
Quick facts
Location: Boston Bar, BC
Delivered: 14 private suites/ 8 modules
Scale / timing: 4,608 sq. ft. completed in 43 days
INDIGENOUS COLLABORTION Workforce lodge for remote mining operations
Equinox Gold needed large-scale workforce accommodations to support construction of the Greenstone mine in Northern Ontario. Black Diamond Group built GaBe-She-Win Lodge, a 610- bed camp developed with respect for the local Ojibwe community and the region’s long-term economic opportunity.
Quick facts
Location: Northern Ontario
Delivered: 610-bed lodge Scale / timing: Support 2,500 jobs over 14 years
INDIGENOUS COLLABORTION Accessible office space for First Nation leaders
West Moberly First Nations needed more space for its growing team, with added offices, lunchroom space, washrooms and full accessibility. Black Diamond Group delivered a larger modular office complex with an engineered foundation, accessible entry and sitespecific safety upgrades.
Quick facts
Location: Moberly Lake, BC
Delivered: 2,800-sq.-ft. office complex
Scale / timing: Expanded governance and administrative use
INDIGENOUS COLLABORTION Open lodge built with Fort Nelson First Nation
Black Diamond Group
supported Horn River
Lodge through Black
Diamond Dene, an equitybased agreement with Fort
Nelson First Nation
established in 2009. The
model gave clients flexible
access to workforce
accommodations in the
Horn River Basin while
supporting shared
economic opportunity.
Quick facts
Location: Near Chetwynd, BC
Delivered: 700-bed workforce lodge / 142 modules
Scale / timing: 8-month completion / opened in 2019
Comfort, care and consistency when crews need it most
“The past two fire seasons have been so intense…
We can’t thank you enough for everything all of you have done to make it such a wonderful place for our crews, staff, out-of-province and international folks to stay. Thank you for accommodating them and making their stay so comfortable when they are exhausted at the end of the day…”
Donna Polsom
Wildfire Records Clerk, Prince George Fire Centre
BC Wildfire Service
Emergency response work asks a lot of people. Comfortable accommodations, reliable service and caring staff help crews recover after long days and return to the work ready
Operating discipline for demanding project environments
BDDS draws on Black Diamond Group’s operating experience in remote, temporary, publicsector and infrastructure-focused environments.
That experience includes work where site conditions, workforce movement, active operations and changing schedules can add risk. Safety, supervision and field-level
planning help keep that work organized, accountable and responsible.
The following 2025 safety performance metrics reflect Black Diamond Group’s broader operations..
Lost-time claims for Black Diamond Group
100%
Mandatory safety program for employees, contractors and subcontractors
0.47
Total recordable injury frequency
Supporting defence and operational projects across Canada.
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