Kirkfield

He brought with him a group of Kirkfield labourers who were called the Eldon Reserve, and they were so faithful to him, they did not strike with other contractors when the CPR ran out of money several times.

He also pioneered power generation at Niagara Falls, and headed EDCO, the Electrical Development Company of Ontario.

Adam Beck was a continual critic of Mackenzie and his companies, and eventually forced EDCO to become part of giant Ontario Hydro.

Kirkfield was the childhood home of businessman Pat Burns, who went started the Calgary Stampede and built one of largest meat packing and ranching empires in the world.

[citation needed] Education in the village is through Lady Mackenzie Public School, which serves an average of about 450 students, with 25 staff and faculty.