B. ALLAN MACKIE

B. Allan Mackie, renowned log builder, teacher and author, passed away peacefully in his 92nd year on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Lakeland Long Term Care in the company of his daughter, Nadina Mackie Jackson.

His last years were lightened by many kind helpers, notably Tara Dawn Bickerton, Racil Land, Janice Agbuya and the excellent staff of Lakeland and the West Parry Sound Health Centre.

Remembered around the world for his remarkable building skills and dedicated work in teaching people of all levels how to build their own homes, he insisted that we can all be self-sufficient in some way. The author of many books, the most recent being The Owner-Built Log House, he also self-produced a video series to further assist in teaching people. With his former wife, Mary Mackie, he founded the B. Allan Mackie School of Log building and was a founding member of the Canadian Log Builders’ Association which became the International Log Builders’ Association in 2000 (http://www.logassociation.org/docs/ilba-40 years.pdf). More can be read about his far-reaching life and work at www.ballanmackie.com.

Allan Mackie is survived by his daughter, Nadina Mackie Jackson, his son Keith Mackie (Australia) and his grandsons Tom & Joe Mackie and Jacob Jackson.

Donations can be made in his honour http://www.logassociation.org,

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A true pioneer and character.
His word of wisdom in his published literature have become an inspirational guide in my journey with building with logs.May his soul Rest In Peace and his memory live on through his family and the countless people he touched.

-Lee Kraynick