The Sussex Rotary Club was pleased to have the Honorable Rob Moore as our guest speaker on May 13, 2013. Joining us were members of the Chamber of Commerce, Kings County Record representative Shawn and special guest Past President Frank Skaling.
Rob was first elected in 2004 and then again in 2008. He was born in Gander, NL, in 1974, and he graduated from Kennebecasis Valley High School in 1992. He has an arts degree from the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. He has a law degree from the University of New Brunswick of Fredericton. He and his wife have four children and live in Quispamsis...
He spoke about the government matching donations from Rotary for Polio, and about jobs and economic growth:
- $15,000 / person for skills training;
- 1.4 B in tax savings for manufacturing companies to upgrade to modern equipment/machinery;
- $3,200 Fed Tax savings for an average family;
- Senior tax splitting; Canadians to have first chance at local jobs and then go to foreign workers;
- Safety/security for Canadian families
In Sussex and area:
- upgrade to the 8th Hussars building;
- Princess Louise Park $88K in renovations;
- Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Civic Centre;
- Fundy Trail extension;
- Port of Saint John Cruise;
- New roads between St. Stephen and Sussex to get our goods to the US and the new border crossing;
- P3 – Public-Private Partnership;
- Visit Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS)- increase our natural resources;
- 15% gross domestic products;
- 50% of exports are natural resources;
- Natural Resources- 1 project – 1 review in government;
- West to East pipeline: Saint John has the largest refinery on the eastern seaboard (job creation);
- Want people to stay here;
- Sussex could be a significant hub in the future;
- The greatest asset of Sussex – the people. Sussex is a friendly community that look after each other.