By Isabella Colello, ABC 50 November 24, 2022 ORLEANS, N.Y. (WWTI) — There have been major developments in the fight involving Blind Bay. The Thousand Islands Land Trust has officially purchased 20.5 acres of waterfront property that is located in the Town of Orleans from Blind Bay...
By Alex Gault, Watertown Daily Times November 24, 2022 FISHERS LANDING — The Thousand Islands Land Trust has officially purchased the Blind Bay property where U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to build a Border Patrol station. The 20.5-acre property between Route 12 and the St. Lawrence...
By Channel 7 November 23, 2022 ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - The parcel on Blind Bay sought by U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a new owner. The Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) bought the 20.5-acre town of Orleans parcel from Blind Bay Associates. The prospective sale was...
By Brian Dwyer, Spectrum News November 30, 2022 Now that she’ll officially be representing the 24th district in Congress come January, Claudia Tenney is getting a jump start on learning some of the issues she will encounter. The district covers a large portion of Lake Ontario and...
By Zach Grady, Channel 7 October 24, 2022 WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We’ve learned the first steps of eminent domain for land along Blind Bay may have been taken by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Meanwhile, the conservation group wanting to protect the land has...
By Alex Gault, Watertown Daily Times October 23, 2022 FISHERS LANDING — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they will seek a court order to get on-site at the Blind Bay property where they plan to build a Border Patrol station, according to a letter...
By Alex Gault, Watertown Daily Times October 12, 2022 CLAYTON — On an unseasonably warm day Wednesday, Rep. Claudia L. Tenney rode up the St. Lawrence River with local officials and Save The River staff, to see the site where U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans...
Jake Tibbles, Executive Director at Thousand Islands Land Trust and John Peach, Executive Director at Save The River sat down with Michael Folsom on the Downbound Discussions podcast hosted by The Seaway Ship Watchers to talk about Blind Bay and the ecological importance this...
By Isabella Colello, ABC 50 on October 7, 2022 ORLEANS, N.Y. (WWTI) — Controversy surrounding the proposed Customs and Border Protection Facility in Blind Bay has community members concerned once again. This is following CBP’s announcement in September 2022, confirming the agency’s plans to move forward in assessing...
By Zach Grady, Channel 7 on September 29, 2022 TOWN OF ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - Reinforcements arrive in the battle over Blind Bay as local and federal officials speak out against Customs and Border Protection’s continued effort to build a new station there. “There are environmental...