District of Mackenzie

Mackenzie is a friendly community of about 3,700 residents nestled between the Rocky and Omineca Mountains. Mackenzie was built in the 1960s during the construction of the W.A.C. Bennet Dam. The dam flooded the region creating the Williston Lake Reservoir, beside which the community was built. In 1965, the clearing of land began for the main townsite. British Columbia Forest Products built a pulp mill and two sawmills to begin developing the vast forest resources in the area. The first families settled in Mackenzie in June of 1966. The community was developed as an instant town and was planned and designed as a walkable compact community, that has the industrial area separate from the residential area to ensure clean air in town all year. We enjoy some of the best municipal water in BC, a very low crime rate, low taxes, low real estate prices and high paying jobs in growing natural resource industries in the area. This makes Mackenzie a great place to visit, get a start in life, b...