Mackenzie, British Columbia
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Mackenzie, British Columbia
| District of Mackenzie | |
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| — Municipal District — | |
| Nickname(s): "Mack-Town" | |
 District of Mackenzie
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| Coordinates: 55°20′17″N 123°05′40″W / 55.33806°N 123.09444°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Regional District | Fraser-Fort George |
| Incorporated | 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stephanie Killam |
| • Governing body | District of Mackenzie Municipal Council |
| • MP | Bob Zimmer |
| • MLAs | Pat Bell Richard Neufeld |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.09 km2 (61.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 4,539 |
| • Density | 28.5/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| Postal code span | V0J 2C0 |
| Area code(s) | 250 |
| Website | District of Mackenzie |
Mackenzie is a District Municipality within the Fraser-Fort George Regional District in central British Columbia, Canada. The community is located at the south end of Williston Lake. The townsite, established by Alexandra Forest Industries (acquired by BC Forest Products in 1967) and Cattermole Timber (partnered with Jujo Paper in 1970 to create Finlay Forest Industries), was named for Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764–1820). Mackenzie's main industries are logging, lumber, market pulp and tourism. Duz Cho Logging, sawmills, such as the Canfor Corporation Mackenzie sawmill (successor to BCFP's lumber division) and Conifex Timber, Inc.[1]. (successor to FFI) and the Paper Excellence[2] kraft pulp mill (successor to BCFP's pulp division), are major employers in town. The addition of Thompson Creek Metal Company's Mount Milligan copper-gold operation[3] is a major new asset to the town.
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Recreation
Mackenzie is a destination for outdoor sports enthusiasts. In the winter, Mackenzie hosts dog sled racing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling competitions. Morfee Mountain overlooks Mackenzie and is a popular destination for local hiking and an off-road vehicle destination. Mackenzie has a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor skating rinks, a curling rink, and two developed beaches on Morfee Lake; First Beach is used primarily for recreational swimming, and Second Beach includes a boat launch. Mackenzie has a ski hill just east of the main town and is 45 minutes away from Powder King ski resort as well as Little Mac a small hill in town. Several lakes that are great for fishing spots.
Mackenzie Golf and Country Club is a challenging, semi-private, nine-hole golf course with a driving range and is within walking distance of most of the town, including the RV park.
Community Facilities
Community facilities include a recreation center that houses the public library, gym, pool, curling rink and ice rink. There is also an art centre, a museum, two shopping malls and three schools: Mackenzie Secondary School (which also serves McLeod Lake), and Mackenzie and Morfee Elementary Schools. The schools are operated by the Prince George School District (No. 57).
Mackenzie also has several religious establishments, including a Sikh temple, St. Peter's Catholic[4], Mackenzie Baptist and Hope Trinity (converging the Anglican, Lutheran and United faiths) churches and Living Joy Christian Center[5].
Mackenzie has two local media: the Mackenzie Times publishes a weekly local-interest newspaper and CHMM-FM has operated a not-for-proit radio station since 2003.
Mackenzie has its own Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, a volunteer fire department and a municipal hospital.
Tourist attractions
Mackenzie is less than 10 km east of Williston Lake reservoir, the largest man-made lake in British Columbia[6]. Mackenzie is also home of the world's largest tree crusher.
Famous People From Mackenzie
Turner Stevenson - Former NHL Player
Raminder Sidhu - writer of "Tears of Mehndi"
Leah Callahan - Canadian Olympic Wrestler (London 2012)
Climate
| Climate data for Mackenzie | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
30.7 (87.3) |
23 (73) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
35 (95) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−4 (25) |
3 (37) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15 (59) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−9 (16) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
7 (45) |
3 (37) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
−43.8 (−46.8) |
−40 (−40) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−4 (25) |
−1 (30) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−45.1 (−49.2) |
−45.1 (−49.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 68.3 (2.689) |
49.9 (1.965) |
39.6 (1.559) |
24.5 (0.965) |
43.6 (1.717) |
63.2 (2.488) |
61.5 (2.421) |
50.9 (2.004) |
52.8 (2.079) |
62.5 (2.461) |
66.5 (2.618) |
71.5 (2.815) |
654.7 (25.776) |
| Source: Environment Canada[7] | |||||||||||||
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References
- ^ Conifex Timber web site.
- ^ P&PCanada article on Paper Excellence acquisition of Mackenzie Pulp Operations
- ^ Mount Milligan web site
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George
- ^ Living Joy Christian Centre web site
- ^ Atlas of Canada. Lakes
- ^ Environment Canada—Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 25 March 2010
External links
- Mackenzie Chamber of Commerce
- The World's largest tree crusher
- RCMP 'E' Division
- School District 57 (Prince George)
- District of Mackenzie
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Coordinates: 55°20′17″N 123°05′40″W / 55.33806°N 123.09444°W
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