The last payphone in the Village of Rockyford will be removed from its location at the Rockyford Exchange in early April.
Rockyford council was presented with a letter from WiMacTel Canada Inc during the regular Wednesday, March 9 council meeting stating the payphone will be removed April 5 due to declining use.
“It’s one of the transitions of time,” Rockyford Mayor Darcy Burke says.
Days before receiving the letter from WiMacTel, Mayor Burke says he saw a group of children looking at the payphone and puzzling over what it was.
“They thought it was the funniest thing; they didn’t even know what it was,” he laughed.
The letter stated alternative solutions could be discussed with Telus Business Solutions to continue offering a public phone to the community.
Mayor Burke says this is not something council is interested in. He doubts many in the community even realize there is a payphone and adds, in an emergency, there are numerous residents and local businesses who would be willing to help call 911.
