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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
MacKenzie, Harold W.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1895-
History
Harold W. MacKenzie (known usually as Harry) was born at Beaverton, Ontario in 1895. Between 1902 and 1913 he attended public schools at Beaverton. In 1913 he joined a survey crew in Cornwall. In 1916 MacKenzie joined the army and served with the 1st Battalion of the Canadian Royal Troops in France during World War I. Following the war he was employed working on the Welland Canal until 1925 when he removed to the Maritimes where he supervised the dredging of numerous harbours, building of the Dartmouth Ferry Docks, and other construction projects. In 1951 he was appointed Resident Engineer for the Canso Causeway project. He held this position until 1957, when the navigation lock and swing bridge portion of the project was completed.