Mackenzie to Develop Spirit Square

Monday, July 30, 2007 11:04 AM

The town of Mackenzie has been given a grant from the province to develop its own "Spirit Square".

Mackenzie gets just under $344 thousand dollars to develop a central location for community celebrations. The design will ensure it can be used year 'round. The proposed site for the Mackenzie Spirit Square is currently underused green space in the area of the rec centre, museum, arts centre and high school.

Mackenzie Mayor Stephanie Killam says the Square will be the focal point of celebrations including the province's sesquicentennial in 2008 and the Northern B.C. Winter Games "The Mackenzie Spirit Square will certainly be showcased at the upcoming 2009 Northern BC Winter Games which Mackenzie is proud to be the host community. We look forward to working with the province to make this dream a reality."

The Province announced the "Spirit Square " funding program as a legacy of the sesquicentennial celebrations. The Province will donate up to $500 thousand dollars on a 50-50 cost sharing basis with the local government.

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Posted by: owl on July 30 2007 12:00 PM

Celebrations, eh? Spirits, eh? ;-)

Was our Spirit Square proposal the one which will see the second wall of the 1967 centennial memorial taken down?

Posted by: Andyfreeze on July 30 2007 12:12 PM

Spirit Square?
Exactly what does this name imply and why the term Spirit?
Does this relate to First Nations?

Posted by: flowerchild on July 30 2007 1:51 PM

I think is has to do with "community spirit"...nothing too complicated there. Sure beats calling it the "town square" which could be a veiled reference to Councilor Bassermann LOL!

Posted by: owl on July 30 2007 5:02 PM

Spirit Bear ... spirit square .....

I believe PG has made an application to have a gathering place in conjunciton with the new Police Station.

I really do not feel that is in the spirit of the spirit square program. I would prefer to have seen something which upgrades the more appropriate gathering place in front of the library and civic centre.

Ten easy lessons in how to divide the downtown.

:-(

Posted by: Palopu on July 30 2007 9:52 PM

We already have 2 gathering places. (1) Third and George St., in front of the Government building. (2) The lawn at City Hall. Once we have the Bingo/Casino built we will have a third place in and around the swimming pool, and civic centre.

Posted by: owl on July 31 2007 1:32 AM

U 4got the bus station.
;-)

Posted by: whynotyou on July 31 2007 11:09 AM

Maybe we should just start calling our downtown area "Little Bronx".

Posted by: whynotyou on July 31 2007 11:12 AM

P.S. Power to Mackenzie. Great idea and glad to hear it can and will be done. Also, the spot they have in mind is great, easily accessible, central, and very pretty, not to mention ample parking at a stone's throw!! Long live the community spirit of Mackenzie!!

Posted by: nunweilerg on July 31 2007 11:11 PM

town square sounds good to me.