The Port of Camas-Washougal will hold a welcome reception for two newly elected commissioners, Bill Macrae-Smith and Mark Lampton, on Monday, Jan. 4. The reception is open to the public and will be held immediately following the commission meeting.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) last week helped secure $2,922,000 in federal funding for the West Vancouver Freight Access Project, to be used to build rail lines in and around the Port of Vancouver, including a loop at the port's new Terminal 5.
Gov. Christine Gregoire last week announced nearly $5 million in Recovery Act grants to help businesses, nonprofits and government agencies pay for energy efficiency retrofits in residential, commercial, nonprofit and low-income housing facilities.
