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Construction
The first business in Mackenzie (1964 – 1966) was Ernie Bodin’s Morfee Lake Services. Ernie Bodin provided fuel and ran a cafe in the area where the Fish & Game Club gun range is located today. Ernie had both the first private business and the first non-company house in town.
Oct 1965 construction of Alexandra Forest Industries A-mill crane shed. Parsnip River in the foreground looking northeast towards Morfee Mountain.
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Summer 1968 Mackenzie’s water tower and Little Mac Ski Hill. First portable school house is now the Ski Chalet.
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Summer 1968 Clearwater Crescent looking towards B.C.F.P. Townhouses and Mackenzie Elementary. Nation Drive in background.
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Summer 1971 Morfee Trailer Court looking south toward the Mackenzie Mall and Alexander Mackenzie Hotel. Mackenzie Secondary left side centre.
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Jan 1966 Crysdale Drive looking south toward the first house built in Mackenzie during construction of the first homes
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Sept 1966 Site cleared and ready for Mackenzie Elementary School. Land cleared for Gagnon Crescent on right.
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Sept 1966 B.C.F.P. Townhouses (Stornoway Court) under construction on Selwyn Drive and Clearwater Crescent.
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April 1966 Heather Crescent during the spring thaw. Looking north toward Morfee Mountain from below Mack. Elementary.
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July 1967 Paving the corner of Centennial Drive and Mackenzie Blvd. Chevron was the first service station in town.
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July 1967 The Mackenzie Centre Mall under construction. From Centennial Drive looking north to the main entrance.
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Aug 1966 Construction has started on Mackenzie Elementary School. Looking west down Heather (now Pioneer) Crescent.
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Aug 1967 Looking north up Crysdale Drive with Mackenzie’s first mobile homes on the left. Car at the stop sign on Nation Drive.
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April 1974 Construction of the Alan Sheppard Arena is underway to become part of the Recreation Complex.
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Nov 1966 The first B.C. Telephone building in Mackenzie on Centennial Drive.
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