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By Caden Fanshaw

MACKENZIE

Mackenzie calls for action from Horgan in light of pulp mill closure

Apr 23, 2021 | 4:52 PM

MACKENZIE- With Paper Excellence closing the Mackenzie Pulp Mill, several former employees and the local municipality are calling for action from the provincial government.

“I have said a number of times, governments knows what they need to do,” says Joan Atkinson, Mayor of the District of Mackenzie.

Others echoes Atkinson’s sentiments, calling for something to be done before it is too late.

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“They blame this closure on a lack of fibre when over 150 log trucks cruise out of our town and down the highway daily,” says Chris Dixon, a former pulp mill employee of 15 years, and UNIFOR President on-site.

The mill employed over 150 local people who all lost their jobs when the mill closed down last Friday.

Back in mid-2020 the mill was curtailed, and for that reason Mayor Atkinson says the closure was no surprise, but is still emotional for the community.

There is some good news for the site, as the District of Mackenzie says there is interest for the site of the mill which is currently for sale.