MACKENZIE — After 17 years in municipal office, Mackenzie Mayor Joan Atkinson says she will not seek re-election, closing a chapter defined by economic upheaval, forestry crises, and hard-won policy gains. Atkinson was first elected to the council in 2007 and became mayor in 2018. Her transition to mayor coincided with the immediate loss of more than 400 jobs in the resource-dependent northern community. Instead of stepping back, Atkinson took a…
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