The Peru Gazette

Budget Highlights Programs that Strengthen US-Canada Trade, Flow of People and Goods at Northern Border

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens

PLATTSBURGH, NY—Today, Representative Bill Owens applauded Canada’s proposed 2014 budget, which was delivered to Parliament earlier this week. The proposal outlined Canada’s trade agenda and highlighted its accomplishments over the last year.

“Canada’s proposed budget reflects the ruling party’s strong commitment to our vital trade partnership,” Rep. Bill Owens said. “I applaud Canada’s investments in port-of-entry infrastructure over the previous year and the nation’s future support for programs that speed the flow of goods and people crossing the border.”

The Harper Administration’s budget includes the following items that are relevant to New York’s 21^st Congressional District:

• The budget highlights the completion of the first joint Border Infrastructure Investment Plan and confirmed Canadian border expansion projects. Two of the plan’s projects, which were first announced in 2013, are located directly across the border from the 21^st Congressional District. The first is a $60 million project at the Landsdowne, Ontario crossing, which connects Canada to the United States via the Thousand Islands Bridge. The second is a $47 million project at the Lacolle, Quebec border crossing, which connects Canada and the United States at the Champlain Port of Entry via the Adirondack Northway (I-87).   Read more »

What: A meeting of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council (NCREDC).

Who: All individuals, businesses, organizations, labor and education representatives from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties are welcome to attend the meeting.           

When: Friday, February 14, 2014     1 – 2 p.m.                        

Where: SUNY Plattsburgh, AuSable Hall

Hermes Conference Room, 1^st Floor

Plattsburgh, NY

(AuSable Hall is located on the corner of Cornelia Street and Draper Avenue in Plattsburgh. Please park in lots 2 or 3. Access to these lots is available off of both Cornelia and Draper. If you are using a GPS,  please use 55 Draper Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901)Registration:   Please visit www.northcountryopenforbusiness.com to register for the meeting.

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COLCHESTER, VT Kelcey E. Briggs, daughter of Edward and Wendy Briggs of Peru was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Saint Michael’s College. Briggs is a Junior Psychology major at the liberal arts and sciences, residential Catholic college located in Burlington, Vermont, one of the top 10 college towns in America.

Students who complete a minimum of 12 credits and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.4 at the end of a semester are recognized for their scholarship by inclusion on the Dean’s List.

Briggs graduated from Seton Catholic Central School before coming to Saint Michael’s.

Saint Michael’s College delivers a compelling, world-class education in a beautiful Vermont setting. Our connected community allows students to form close relationships with each other and accomplished faculty members, providing an ideal learning environment where they have the space and support to challenge themselves and their peers. As a fully residential college located minutes from Burlington, one of the country’s top-rated college towns, Saint Michael’s offers an unparalleled mix of academic, spiritual, cultural, service and wilderness experiences. To learn more, visitsmcvt.edu.

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A Route 22 home was devastated by fire last night. The home is located on the west side of Route 22, just south of the Peru Farm Center.  WIRY Radio reported that the Peru Fire Department was called out about 8:15 PM and to a rekindle about 1 AM. The property owner and/or occupants were not named. The Keeseville, Morrisonville, South Plattsburgh and AuSable Fire Departments assisted under mutual aid.

Senator Betty Little discusses the Jobs for Heroes program at a press conference in the State Capitol on Monday,  February 10.  Little is a sponsor of the proposal that would establish a five percent goal in the awarding of State contracts to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.   She is working to have the measure  included in the state budget.

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via Villages pass stress test – Times Union.