By Greg Fry

Forestry

Mackenzie residents to rally against forestry curtailments

Jun 22, 2020 | 6:00 PM

MACKENZIE — Mackenzie residents will rally for the town’s survival Tuesday.

British Columbia and Alberta Area Director for Unifor Andrea Macbride points out that all of the sawmills in town are curtailed and the one mill left running giving the town some hope is scheduled to be indefinitely curtailed by the first week of August.

“So, Unifor is supporting the rally which has been organized by the residents of Mackenzie,” she told CKPG Today. “We want to support this. Frankly, the community is at stake here. With the two sawmills down and our pulpmill set for curtailment (Mackenzie Pulp), these are the big industries of this town without the ability to know if and when they’re coming back.”

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Macbride says it’s especially frustrating to see all the logging trucks full of logs heading out of town.

“There were almost 40 logging trucks driving out of town on our way up here plus a chip truck. You see your livelihood leaving.”

She believes things should be different and believes all levels of government, corporate interests and unions all have a role to play in keeping the forestry sector alive in Mackenzie.

“They have the resources in this community to keep this town going.”

The rally is scheduled to start at 2:30 pm. outside the District of Mackenzie’s municipal office.