Internet &

Communications

McKenzie Community Communications.

McKenzie Community Communications is an initiative being developed by a team of community members. Their goal is to provide a modern, resilient, dependable, and durable communications infrastructure that is critical to the safety of local residents as well as supporting tourism in the valley.

The team’s primary goal is to provide affordable residential internet service to community members who have inadequate or no service as well as those who may currently have some access to the larger Internet Service Providers. The team also intends to explore installing GMRS repeaters at tower locations and also have portable repeaters available to dispatch in the event of another emergency such as the Holiday Farm Fire.

The McKenzie River community has a long road of rebuilding ahead. One of the team’s long-term goals is to support and help fund future internet infrastructure projects in order to respond to emergencies quickly and effectively. They also intend to share their experiences with other rural communities and offer assistance to set up Wireless Internet Service Providers in other areas.

Comms. News & Updates

Rebuild Bigger & Better!

“Rebuilding bigger, better for the kids, giving them something to hold on to for good. Our timeframe for that is a year or two, hopefully, sooner, but there’s a lot of cleanup to be done and we’re not going to jump ahead and leave our neighbors behind. We don’t want to rebuild our house and see someone next door that still has their pile of ash.”
Tiffany Lemmerz
Blue River #McKenzieStrong

More Businesses Upriver

“I think in the process of rebuilding it would be nice to have a lot more small local businesses drawing more people up the river. I’d like to see more options for food and entertainment, we want to see more businesses up the river supporting each other, purchasing each other’s products to help grow those businesses and keep people working up there.”
Brian Jackson
Honey Paddle Farm
#McKenzieStrong

I See Opportunity

“I think the river community will rebuild and from what I see I think it’s going to rebuild stronger. It’s something that I’d love to be there to see and be a part of. I see a lot of opportunity right now. I see a space for people to not only rebuild but to improve and add on. I’d like to see people build back how they wanted Blue River to be but couldn’t before the fire.”
Sarah Slowick
Serendipity Coffee
#McKenzieStrong