BMI Group Acquires Former Mackenzie Paper Mill, Establishing Willmarck Mackenzie, a New Chapter of Industrial Readiness in Northern BC

By BMI Group
Cision Newswire
October 17, 2025
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada West

MACKENZIE, BC – The BMI Group has completed the acquisition of the former Mackenzie Paper Mill, marking a key step in advancing industrial readiness across British Columbia’s northern resource corridor. The 885-acre property, which includes … direct rail access, will be re-established as Willmarck Mackenzie, a name that reflects both geography and legacy. As a strategic site with regional potential, Willmarck represents the place where forests, waters, and industry converge to shape the future on the shores of Williston Lake. Located in a resource-rich district … Willmarck offers multimodal transport access through CN Rail and key highway networks. The site’s scale and connectivity position it for adaptive reuse across a range of industrial and logistics applications consistent with BMI’s readiness and renewal approach. The property complements BMI’s national portfolio of former paper and industrial sites …which have been repositioned as multimodal, logistics, and critical-mineral hubs serving Canada’s next-generation resource and manufacturing economy.

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