A camp large enough to house 700 workers could be in store for the Mackenzie-McLeod Lake area if a proposed expansion of Enbridge Inc.'s T-South pipeline goes ahead.
The work would entail installation of a new compressor at its Azouzetta Lake compressor station and the addition of loops of 42-inch pipeline at five spots along the pipeline's right of way: north of Azouzetta Lake ; south of McLeod Lake ; between Summit Lake and Salmon Valley ; east of Woodpecker ; north and south of Hixon .
Mackenzie Mayor Joan Atkinson said Thursday it's too soon to know how such a camp will affect the community of about 3,700 people, situated 114 kilometres north of Prince George. "My understanding is it's going to be self-sufficient with all the cooking facilities and they will have medical staff on-site, so right now it's really hard to predict what the impact will be on the community.""Their subcontractors were very good to our community," Atkinson said. "We'll see how it plays out."