Red River Métis Homeland · RM of Rosser, Manitoba
Fifty homes. Ten years. One community that owns itself.
A winterized micro-home village for low-income and welfare-reliant Red River Métis citizens, on 4 acres at the Winnipeg boundary — built to code, tied into municipal water, sewer, and Manitoba Hydro, and financed so that every dollar of rent builds resident equity instead of someone else's portfolio.
- 50
- Winterized 1 & 2-bedroom units
- 4
- Acres, fully serviced
- $600
- Monthly, matching the EIA shelter cap
- 12
- Months from rezoning to move-in
A village engineered for a Manitoba winter and a fixed-income budget.
Sub-arctic by design
3" closed-cell foam, insulated frost skirting, mandatory HRVs, and utilities buried 8 feet below grade.
Hydronic + solar
One central boiler feeding subfloor PEX in every home, with a net-billed commercial array on the Hub roof.
$600 that buys a home
The exact Manitoba EIA shelter maximum — $250 of it lands in the resident's own equity escrow.
Métis hands, Métis wages
100% on-site Métis labour with an apprentice training loop running the full assembly line.
Food sovereignty
2.5 acres of garden and a commercial greenhouse returning produce to residents at no cost.
Children first
A fully car-free interior: play area and gardens reachable without crossing a single road.
The $600 model
Every dollar accounted for, no interest, no developer markup.
Capital construction — $30,000 true raw cost per unit — is cleared upfront through federal and institutional grants. What remains is an operating budget that matches the individual Manitoba EIA shelter maximum exactly, with $250 a month flowing into the resident's own asset escrow. Leave before year ten and the Métis Land Trust pays back every dollar of that escrow, in cash.
Model your own equity curve- $250
True Equity Paydown
Paid into the resident's home asset escrow. Full structural ownership at 120 months.
- $60
Rosser Water & Sewer
Proportional share of the master municipal utility bill.
- $40
Hydro & Solar O&M
Grid connection fees and solar operational maintenance.
- $150
Village Operations
Communal property upkeep and fuel for the 15-passenger transit shuttle.
- $100
The Garden Dividend
Bulk seeds, greenhouse tools, fertilizer. Returned 100% as fresh produce.
Twelve months, fixed
From rezoning to fifty families moved in.
- 01
Month 1 – 3
Approvals & Capital
Rezoning, MMF funding approval, and municipal grid permits with the RM of Rosser.
- 02
Month 3 – 5
Heavy Civil Blitz
Clearing the 4 acres, excavating the perimeter road and the 8-foot utility trenches.
- 03
Month 5 – 6
Gravel & Shell Delivery
Front lot graveling, the 20-stall parking lot, and delivery of the bulk shed shells.
- 04
Month 6 – 10
Métis Apprentice Assembly Line
On-site framing, spray-foam winterization, and hydronic PEX floor layouts by the Métis labour and apprentice loop.
- 05
Month 9 – 11
Hub, Solar & Boiler
Central Communal Hub construction, solar array installation, and boiler activation.
- 06
Month 11 – 12
Occupancy & Move-In
RM of Rosser master occupancy inspection, shuttle van launch, and 50-family move-in.
The land stays with the trust. The homes belong to the families.
Title is held permanently by the Métis Land Trust to block corporate speculation, while residents build real, refundable equity in the structure they live in.