Bringing proven delivery experience to the requirement
Black Diamond Defence Services is backed by 20+ years of field-tested experience where timing, safety, coordination and cost control matter.
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
- Scale / timing: Two-month completion
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: Vacouver, BC
- Delivered: 2,616 sq. ft. 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
- 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 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 long-distance 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-by-20-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
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. Black Diamond 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
Two-storey SmartSpace complex for a hydro site
A dam generating station team needed more workspace on a compact site without moving people away from the work. Black Diamond used a two-storey SmartSpace complex to add offices, lunchrooms, meeting rooms and open workstations beside the generating station. A skidded lavatory and 2,500G combo tank completed the setup.
Quick facts
- Location: Peace River, BC
- Delivered: 2-storey SmartSpace office with 24 units
- Scale / timing: 12-month project term
Secure observation space for port operations
A port operations client needed a secure, long-term 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
Stacked SmartSpace village on tight urban site
Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. 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 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
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 energy-efficient 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
Remote lodge supporting Indigenous opportunity
Equinox Gold needed large-scale workforce accommodations to support construction of the Greenstone mine in Northern Ontario. Black Diamond built Ga-Be-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, ON
- Delivered: 610-bed lodge
- Scale / timing: Support 2,500 jobs over 14 years
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 site-specific safety upgrades.
Quick facts
- Location: Moberly Lake, BC
- Delivered: 2,800 sq. ft. of office complex
- Scale / timing: Expanded governance and administrative use
Open lodge built with Fort Nelson First Nation
Black Diamond supported Horn River Lodge through Black Diamond Dene, an equity-based agreement with Fort Nelson First Nation established in 2009. The model gave clients flexible access to workforce accommodations in the Horn River Basin with shared economic opportunity.
Quick facts
- Location: Near Chetwynd, BC
- Delivered: 700-bed workforce lodge
- Scale / timing: 8-month completion / opened in 2019
Restoring operations after destructive fire in Quebec
When fire destroyed Mont Cascades’ 18,000 square foot ski lodge in Cantley, QC, we delivered 6,960 square feet of modular space in 3.5 months. Our modular units allowed them to open for ski season, maintain their business operations and protect their seasonal revenue.
Remote workforce lodge. Indigenous partnership.
Sunset Prairie Lodge brings modular accommodations, operated lodging, workforce travel support and Indigenous partnership together in one remote project 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 the modular accommodation assets and operates the lodge, supporting private rooms, food service, recreation, fitness amenities, high-speed Wi-Fi and day-to-day guest services.
The project demonstrates relevant experience supporting remote workforce needs through coordinated accommodations, site services, travel support and long-term Indigenous partnership.
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
- Indigenous partnership embedded in the project model
- Coordinated support across space, services, travel and operations
Flexible space that adapts to the mission
SmartSpace modular units can quickly add field accommodations, command and operations space, training areas, equipment and supply storage, medical and first-aid support areas, hygiene and sanitization units and site support and crew facilities.
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
2025 safety performance
Lost-time claims for Black Diamond Group
Mandatory safety program for employees, contractors and subcontractors
Total recordable injury frequency
Talk to us about your next requirement
Black Diamond Defence Services brings relevant experience from remote, urgent and complex project environments to defence and government needs.