Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of New York and Canada’s Premiere Hydropower Project

For Immediate Release: 08/21/18

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New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and CEO Gil C. Quiniones will join with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) President and CEO Jeff Lyash and other distinguished guests to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project with its sister plant on the Canadian side—the OPG station. The event honors 60 years of economic and environmental benefits for New York State in addition to recognizing and reaffirming the long history of New York’s cross-border cooperation with its Canadian partners.

 

At the event, NYPA and OPG will publicly sign onto a 15-year renewal of the Joint Works Agreement between the New York and Canadian energy entities. The event, which is set in the middle of the dam before the International Friendship monument, will also feature a “Hands Across the Border” handshake and a cake-cutting.

 

WHAT:                                        
Celebration of the 60^th anniversary of NYPA’s St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project and the renewal of the Joint Works Agreement between NYPA and OPG

 

WHEN:                                        
Friday, August 24

 

TIME:                                          
10:30 AM

 

WHERE:                                      
St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project

820 Barnhart Island Road

Massena, NY 13662

 

RSVP:  Confirmations reguired by Thursday, Aug. 23. (315) 764-6863

CONTACT:  Karen White Cell: (315) 764-6863 karen.white@nypa.gov

Note: Federal security regulations require visitors to park at the guard shack on Barnhart Island Road, present identification and await escort to the center of the dam.