Mackenzie Mayor Says Pope and Talbot Still Paying Their Bills
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Mackenzie Mayor Stephanie Killam says she is confident about the community of Mackenzie in spite of the major down turn in the forest industry.
Pope and Talbot she said, ”Are still making money and they continue to pay their bills."
Killam says the area has a certain appeal "I do realize that Abitibi has taken down time along with other mills including CANFOR who have cut staff, but you must remember that we have the best basket of timber in the entire province and no matter who is operating, it is attractive to them."
Houses Killam says continue to sell "They certainly are not selling too cheap and there is a demand so we continue to survive and prosper."
"There is no doubt that Mackenzie is going to take some hits" says Killam "but we are trying to move away from a forest dependent community. We are trying to ramp up our tourism industry and we hope to be able to get the road built between Ft St James and Mackenzie"
She says 2009 will be a special time for Mackenzie "We are again going to host the BC Northern Winter games and that shows how the community pulls together."
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Posted by: Dag on October 25 2007 2:29 PM
They are just a bit cash poor right now!
Wish I could say it will get better, but it won't anytime soon.
It will get worse...much worse.
In Fort St.James,they have extended the shutdown time by another week at least.
Apparently Midway is down too?
So how do you make money when your mills are not running??
Sounds to me like somebody is wishfull thinking and maybe not telling the whole story?
What is REALLY going on?
And by the way,the houses in MacKenzie are dirt cheap, just in case the mayor didn't notice?
Has she noticed what they are selling for everywhere else in the province?