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VILLAGE OF PERTH-ANDOVER, N.B. Village of

WH ET ERE P LS ME Perth-Andover EOPLE AND T RAI Perth-Andover Industrial Park

"Home of the Best Power Rates in ”

CONTACT Mr. Dan Dionne Chief Administrative Officer

Village of Perth-Andover 1131 West Riverside Drive Perth-Andover, New Brunswick E7H 5G5

Telephone: (506) 273-4959 Facsimile: (506) 273-4947 Email: [email protected] Website: www.perth-andover.com HISTORY OVERVIEW In 1991 the municipality established a 25 acre block of land for an industrial Perth-Andover is located on the Saint John River, 40 kilometres south of park. Several businesses have established themselves in the Industrial Grand Falls near the mouth of the . Perth is located on the Park, and the municipality is currently expanding the park to accommodate east side of the river and Andover is located on the west side. The two future demand. Businesses wishing to establish in the park can expect the villages were amalgamated in 1966 and have a population service area in Mayor and Council to do whatever possible to assist them. Perth-Andover excess of 6,000 people. Nestled between the rolling hills of the upper river is ideally located for businesses looking for excellent access to the United valley, this picturesque village is often referred to as the "Gateway to the States and to and . Combine this with an excellent quality of Tobique". The Municipality is ten kilometres west of the U.S. border and life and you have one of the most attractive areas in the province for approximately 80 kilometres north of Woodstock and the entrance to locating new industry. With an adequate supply of labour, low cost power, Interstate 95 leading to the New England states. and a positive attitude by other businesses and Council, we look forward to the opportunity to discussing the many positive aspects of our community which may benefit you and your business. TOPOGRAPHY The Perth-Andover Industrial Park is located in the Village of Perth-Andover, AMENITIES in the middle of the upper Saint John River Valley. The park is bounded to the west by the Trans Highway #2, to the east by Department of A. ADMINISTRATION & MAINTENANCE Education property, to the south by Neilson Street, and to the north by farm The Perth-Andover Industrial Park is administered by the Village of Perth- land. The park is generally level on a plateau overlooking the Saint John Andover. The Perth-Andover Public Works Department is responsible for River, with a slight slope from the northwest downwards to the southeast. the maintenance and snow removal for streets in the park. The Municipality There is a 30 - 40 degree step-up of approximately 20 - 25 feet in the is responsible for maintenance of municipal water and sewer systems in the northeast. The park has excellent drainage, with surface water draining park, and the Perth-Andover Light Commission is responsible for hydro southeast to the Saint John River. The soil conditions in the park are servicing within the park. consistent with the rich agricultural land of the area. The park has a deep topsoil with gravelly subsoil. Most of the overburden has been removed in B. HOSPITAL the developed sections, with a predominantly poplar tree-cover in the The Perth-Andover Industrial Park is administered by the Village of Perth- northwest. There is no tree-cover in the eastern expansion section. Andover. The Perth-Andover Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance and snow removal for streets in the park. The Municipality LAND DESCRIPTION is responsible for maintenance of municipal water and sewer systems in the TOTAL HECTARES - 30.44 ACRES park, and the Perth-Andover Light Commission is responsible for hydro servicing within the park. Streets 13.2% C. FIRE PROTECTION Fire protection a the Perth-Andover Industrial Park is provided by the Perth- Occupied 46.2% Andover Volunteer Fire Department, located approximately three kilometres south of the park. The department has a volunteer complement of 20 fire fighters supported by two tanker/pumpers trucks at 1,000 gallons/minute, Currently one tanker/pumper truck at 125 gallons/minute, one support truck, and one Future Being rescue truck. Development Developed 28.6% D. SECURITY The Industrial Park is policed by the RCMP (District #10). The Perth- Andover detachment consists of five patrol officers and investigators plus three Highway Patrol members. A District Assistant provides front counter services from the Perth-Andover Post. The neighbouring Tobique First

Available Nation Community Policing Post (four officers) provides back-up assistance 12.0% in emergency situations. Page 1 (May 2004) VILLAGE OF PERTH-ANDOVER, N.B. Village of

WH ET ERE P LS ME Perth-Andover EOPLE AND T RAI Perth-Andover Industrial Park

"Home of the Best Power Rates in New Brunswick” LOCATION

500 KM 2.5 MILLION CONSUMERS QUEBEC CIITY PERTH-ANDOVER MONTREAL

TORONTO 1,250 KM 23.5 MILLION CONSUMERS DETROIIT CHIICAGO BOSTON CLEVELAND Distance to Urban Markets 2,000 KM Urban Centre Kilometres Miles 83 MILLION CONSUMERS Saint John 283 176 PIITTSBURGH NEW YORK 379 235 PHIILADELPHIIA 181 112 2,750 KM 133 MILLION CONSUMERS WASHIINGTON Montreal 642 399 Boston 698 434 Toronto 1,185 736 New York 1,027 638

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WH ET ERE P LS ME Perth-Andover EOPLE AND T RAI Perth-Andover Industrial Park

"Home of the Best Power Rates in New Brunswick”

SERVICING TRANSPORTATION A. WATER A. HIGHWAY Source - The water source for the Village of Perth-Andover Industrial Park The Perth-Andover Industrial park is adjacent the Trans Canada Highway is two drilled wells, one in Perth and one located at Southern Victoria High 2’s Exit 112. The park is 112 kilometres north of Interstate 95 at the New School, approximately one kilometre from the park. A 275,000 gallon water Brunswick/ border, and is 111 kilometres south of the New Brunswick/ tower is located in the park to supply the high pressure water system and Quebec border. The Province is in the process of upgrading the entire provide additional fire protection in the park. The Municipality of the Village Trans Canada Highway from Woodstock to Quebec to four-lane limited of Perth-Andover water supply system for the park has a current pumping access highway. Approximately one-third of the upgrade is now complete, capacity of 600 gallons per minute, 864,000 gallons per day. The water including the Perth-Andover section. trunk main serving the park is 10" in diameter, with park installed lines up to 8" in diameter. B. AIRPORT Greater Fredericton Airport (198 km) Rates (Effective April 1, 2004) $220/unit The Greater Fredericton Airport has more business travellers than any other airport in New Brunswick. Weather in Fredericton is the most stable in the B. SEWER province, and this reliability results in Fredericton having the most flight An 8" gravity flow sanitary sewer is available to the serviced lots, with diversions in the region to Fredericton Airport. The airport is served by an designed capacity to service the balance of lots in the park. The sewer 8,010 ft (the longest in the province) and 5,100 ft runway and is open 24 system will be extended to the undeveloped sections of the park as demand hours per day, seven days per week. The airport features a full range of on- requires. By June 2004, construction will be completed on an expansion of site services, including fuel storage, hangers, etc. The airport has direct the lagoon facility. This project will double the current capacity of the facility. daily flights to Halifax, , Montreal, Toronto, and Boston. The twice daily Delta Air Lines flight to Boston allows customers direct access to flights Rates (Effective April 1, 2004) $135/unit throughout continental North America and around the world.

C. STORM SEWER Northern Maine Regional Airport (40 km) The park utilizes an open-ditch drainage storm water management system. Located in Presque Isle, the Northern Maine Regional Airport offers direct All ditches in the park have been landscaped and stabilized with sod. Park daily flights to Boston's Logan Airport aboard US Airways. The airport has tenants are encouraged to mow and maintain ditches abutting their property. two runways measuring 7,440 feet and 5,994 feet.

D. STREETS C. SEAPORT All streets within the park are paved with asphalt. The streets utilize open Port of Saint John (283 km) ditches for storm water runoff and have compacted gravel shoulders. Fire The Port of Saint John has some of the most modern and best equipped hydrants are located every 500 feet on all streets in the park in existing lots. terminal facilities in North America. The year-round, deep water port is the third busiest in Canada. More tonnage is shipped through Saint John than E. POWER any other port in (2003, 26.09 million metric tonnes). Close Perth-Andover Light Commission has one of the cheapest power rates in access to road and rail lines, together with roll-on/roll-off capacity and other Canada! The municipality prides itself on operating the only Village- specialized cargo-handling and storage facilities make the Port highly 2 owned electric utility in New Brunswick. The City of Saint John and the City competitive. The Port features 3,741 metres of berthing space, 104,091 m of shed space, 42.5 hectares of open storage space, with depth’s ranging of are the only two other communities that operate electric from 9 - 12 metres. Served by two railways and numerous trucking firms, utilities in the province. Being a small utility, the municipality can provide the Port's specialized terminals offer high speed handling of containers, high quality, efficient power service to its customers. forest products and bulk cargoes including petroleum products, salt and potash. The Port maintains excellent connections with Europe, North and The utility provides Perth-Andover with its’ electrical power, which is South America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean Basin and supplied by a 69,000 volt line to the substation in agreement with Maine and offers charter movements to all parts of the world. . The sub-station is located in the Perth-Andover Industrial Park. The Perth-Andover Light Commission is completely independent of NB Bayside Port Corporation (265 km) Power. However, emergency or back-up power can be sourced from NB The Bayside Port Corporation, located south on the St. Croix River of the Powers’ 69,000 and 138,000 volt lines that pass near to the village limit. Bay of Fundy, has three berths with lengths of 100, 80, and 140 metres and The Perth-Andover Light Commission supplies secondary power of normal corresponding depths of 8.1, 6.5, and 9.75 metres. A ship loader is used for voltage, 120/240 volt, 120/208 volt, and 347/600 volt. quarried material. The Port specializes in agricultural products. Current Electricity Rates Municipal ownership and operation of the power utility affords the D. RAIL community the opportunity for flexibility in the rate structure to attract The nearest operator location to the Perth-Andover Industrial Park is the CN business development to the Industrial Park. mainline at Grand Falls, approximately 38 kilometres north of the park CN operates one of the largest rail networks in North America. It’s rail network General Service Residential spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Service Charge: $7.57 Service Charge: $ 7.57 Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., 1st 2000 kwh: $0.0738 1st 1100 kwh: $0.0575 Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Balance: $0.0562 Balance: $0.0486 Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, 1st 20 kw Demand: $0 Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with Balance: $6.75 connections to all points in North America. Page 4 (May 2004)