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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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

If you are planning a new custom cottage, even in the very first stages of your thinking, we would love to speak with you.

Find out why our customers tell us, "You're not like other builders!"

Call Bert at 1-800-563-5647

CedarCoast is a Custom Cottage Builder Serving Muskoka & Area

Design and Build 

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International entrepreneur brings his young family to Cottage Country to build a Pan-Abode cedar cottage.

"Cottaging is in my heart. It's part of my identity. Over the years it has kept our family connected together."

Cottage Memories Inspire the Choice of Pan-Abode

"I spent childhood summers here and I remember the one Pan-Abode cottage on my uncle’s lake. When all the other cottages began to show their age, the Pan-Abode home kept its original condition over the years. I will never forget the sweet cedar smell that greeted me whenever I walked into that cottage."

"To me it represented the pinnacle of the cottage experience and a testament to the inherent qualities of cedar. I’ve travelled all over but the summers in Muskoka cannot be imitated anywhere else in the world!"

CedarCoast Collaborates on the Build

Patrick Bongers, Partner of CedarCoast,��helped with the initial planning and provided his signature high level of support throughout the project. He was really "quite generous with his time", says the owner. "We worked with Patrick to pick a Pan-Abode and get the floorplan together for the first few weeks... Pat has a nature to him that's the furthest away from being salesy or pushy." 

MRT Construction Builds the Dream



When it came time to put shovels in the ground, the owner’s nephew, Mason Timmerman, stepped up. Mason had shown a passion for construction since early childhood. Now 24, Mason was interested in launching a contracting business within the building trades. Mason pitched the construction of the cottage to his uncle, and was introduced to Patrick and fellow Partner, Bert Bongers from CedarCoast Timber Homes, which oversees Pan-Abode in Ontario, along with building custom Muskoka cottages.

Mason and his team at MRT Construction built the cottage with loving care and obvious skill over the next year... 

Quality Cottage Construction, Rustic Charm

Working with his 3 man crew, developing comraderie while working on the lake was a great experience, says Mason. "Constructing the Pan-Abode went quite smoothly, stacking the logs, course by course, and log by log … the smell was terrific! Seeing the family move in and how much they love the space.. amazing!" says Mason. He also says wonderful things about the involvement of CedarCoast. “Patrick was super-helpful and came out to the site a number of times.”

‘The cottage is built like a piano’, says the new owner. ‘The construction is so tight, showing a build with standout quality and precision, even slipping a piece of paper into the joints is impossible." 

Family Cottage Design with a Wow Factor

"I didn’t want an ostentatious cottage, I wanted to recreate my childhood memories on the lakes, fishing, frog hunting and running through the place with wet swimming trunks still on. I still remember goofing off in the woods. If the floors get wet, so what? We weren’t aiming for a cottage that’s overwhelming or intimidating. You know, humble living. And we don’t bring cellphones, TV or Internet. This is a family bonding experience! I did not want my family to miss out on what I had when I was young.”

The cottage boasts considerable WOW! factor.  "We aimed for a relaxed rustic feel, not something over the top," says the cottage owner. "Our cottage owners aren’t  ostentatious,"  says Bert, "They’re more Zen."

If you are planning a new custom cottage, even in the very first stages of your thinking, we would love to speak with you.

Find out why our customers tell us, "You're not like other builders!"

Call Bert at 1-800-563-5647

CedarCoast is a Custom Cottage Builder Serving Muskoka & Area

Design and Build 

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Home & Cottage Design & Construction Answered by Industry Experts

In this video, Patrick and Bert Bongers, Partners at CedarCoast Timber Homes, answer questions submitted by potential cottage owners. What should you expect when engaging with a cottage builder? Topics discussed range from the importance of the initial Design Contract through the proper construction of family cottages on the rugged shores and lakes of Muskoka Ontario.