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When City of Hamilton staff agreed to buy 40 tiny homes from a Brantford, Ont., company for a new outdoor shelter site last fall, they thought they were supporting a local, Indigenous-owned business that was one of the few capable of delivering on a short timeline.
What they didn't know was MicroShelters was a new corporation that would go through an American company to order the tiny homes from China, staff said at a general issues committee meeting Wednesday.
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On Wednesday, staff said they also weren't aware the tiny homes appear to be similar to those sold on Chinese online marketplace Alibaba, many of which are listed for up to $1,600 each before shipping, duties and taxes, and without furniture.
The city paid $35,000 for one "double cabin," which includes two beds but not delivery fees, staff said in an email to Coun. Matt Francis on Dec. 11, provided to CBC Hamilton. The city purchased 40 to house 80 people experiencing homelessness.
The project total is about $7 million, including setting it up and running it for a year, staff have estimated. The Good Shepherd has been contracted to operate the site.
What they didn't know was MicroShelters was a new corporation that would go through an American company to order the tiny homes from China, staff said at a general issues committee meeting Wednesday.
...
On Wednesday, staff said they also weren't aware the tiny homes appear to be similar to those sold on Chinese online marketplace Alibaba, many of which are listed for up to $1,600 each before shipping, duties and taxes, and without furniture.
The city paid $35,000 for one "double cabin," which includes two beds but not delivery fees, staff said in an email to Coun. Matt Francis on Dec. 11, provided to CBC Hamilton. The city purchased 40 to house 80 people experiencing homelessness.
The project total is about $7 million, including setting it up and running it for a year, staff have estimated. The Good Shepherd has been contracted to operate the site.
