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October 2025 – Generation Shift

With a mission to inform, empower, celebrate and advocate for British Columbia's current and aspiring business leaders, BCBusiness go behind the headlines and bring readers face to face with the key issues and people driving business in B.C.

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INVEST in BC 2 0 2 5 57 Official Publication of the BC Economic Development Association in special partnership with BCBusiness. THIS IS WHERE HOME OWNERSHIP IS A REALITY Help your workforce put down roots, not just pay rent. districtofmackenzie.ca L eave the bustle of the city behind so you can grow your business—and your boundless lifestyle. That's the pull of Mackenzie, BC, an incredible place to live, work and thrive. Located in north-central British Columbia, 185 km north of Prince George, Mackenzie sits in the epic Rocky Mountain Trench. Its 3,300 residents can attest—Mackenzie is a small town in a seriously big landscape with every imaginable adventure at your fingertips. Rich opportunities in mining, forestry, green energy, technology and tourism have attracted a highly skilled workforce with expertise in forestry, trades, transportation and logistics. Low land costs, competitive tax rates, and available power and rail access sweeten the draw for industry, as do low tax rates and municipally owned light to medium industrial lots for sale near major industrial operations and service providers. Your ideal lifestyle starts with the average home priced at $205,000 and a median family income of $109,000. Enjoy short commutes, no lineups and the ability to start dinner within 10 minutes of leaving work. Walk to the lake from downtown, discover more than 800 lakes within 70 km, and find big thrills on BC's longest shuttle-access downhill mountain biking trail. With endless trails for hiking, Nordic skiing, mountain biking and snowmobiling, and exciting annual events, like Rockin' the Ridgeline, Morfee Lake Scramble and Winter Quest, Mackenzie is your next step to quite literally living the dream. D I S T R I C T O F M A C K E N Z I E LIVE WILD AND FREE IN MACKENZIE, BC Explore investment in Mackenzie before the competition catches on. Visit districtofmackenzie.ca or connect on @districtofmackenzie @tourismmackenziebc @districtofmackenzie District of Mackenzie_v3.indd 1 District of Mackenzie_v3.indd 1 2025-07-04 7:55 AM 2025-07-04 7:55 AM

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