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Rob is joined by Senate Speaker Kinsella and MP Rodney Weston at the opening.
MP Rob Moore Joins Prime Minister at the Inauguration of New St. Stephen Border Facility
January 8, 2010 -- St. Stephen, New Brunswick –- Today MP Rob Moore was pleased to join Prime Minister Stephen Harper in St. Stephen, New Brunswick at the official opening of the new St. Stephen Port of Entry facility.
The new facility consists of two main buildings – one for processing travellers and their goods and one for processing commercial goods. The facility includes a tertiary examination garage and a service building with hazardous material storage. Added cameras and x-ray machines will also improve security, and the facility employs new contraband detection equipment with updated technologies.
Constructed of natural and recycled materials, the building is energy-efficient and meets enhanced environmental standards.
The facility is located at the new international bridge between St. Stephen and Calais, Maine. With its completion, travellers can expect to experience reduced border congestion, strengthened security and improved customs capacity at this vital Canada-United States border crossing.
Along with the international bridge and new dedicated lanes for commercial traffic, the new facility will ease congestion and allow commercial and passenger vehicles to be processed more quickly. Previously, commercial trucks had to travel through the downtown core of St. Stephen, causing congestion and delays.
"The completion of the new facility at St. Stephen will bring numerous benefits to all the regions in New Brunswick, including Fundy Royal," said MP Moore. "The enhancements to the border crossing will stimulate future economic growth across the province. Improved security means that travellers will be able to move efficiently and securely across the border and that goods will flow more easily through one of region's most important trade corridors," MP Moore added.
This investment is part of the Government of Canada and the Government of New Brunswick's efforts to improve public infrastructure in the region. The governments have also provided funding for the construction of the Canadian section of the international bridge as well as road improvements, including a new four-lane highway between St. Stephen and Waweig.
This new facility is one in a series of investments from the Government of Canada and the Government of New Brunswick leading to the completion of the first new border crossing to the United States in Atlantic Canada in 30 years.
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, is the focal point of the busiest international crossing in Atlantic Canada, processing approximately 1.5 million travellers per year and providing access to major cities in New Brunswick and New England.
Rob Moore is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and the MP for Fundy Royal.
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William Spisso
Special Assistant - Communications
Office of Rob Moore, M.P. Fundy Royal
(613) 996-2316
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