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Bantam Books 274 pp, $22.00 ($30.00 Canadian) Eastport’s Tiptree is on the case again It’s some measure of Sarah Graves’s pace that only a few pages into Tool & Die, along with Eastport sleuth Jacobia Tiptree, we find ourselves in Lubec confronting a dead man. And we quickly learn that his death was caused by
Eastport Boat School to start again in fall
Washington County Community College has announced the restart of its Marine Technology Center, better known as the Eastport Boat School. What the program will look like in terms of focus and curriculum is not yet clear. Bret Blanchard, who chairs the Boat School program, said after a recent meeting with school administrator Darin McGaw, “The
“At Risk”New Canadian law has fishermen worried and angry
Fishery recommendations made by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) have Atlantic Canada fishermen angry and confused. Complaints are being heard from Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, to Grand Manan, New Brunswick. Along with general worries about the implications of recommendations made under the newly enacted Species at Risk Act are
Eastport objects to Passamaquoddy LNG facility
Debate and protests over the possibility of a Liquefied Natural Gas facility at Sipayik, near Eastport, continue, as do negotiations between the Passamaquoddy Tribe and Quoddy Bay LLC. The latest expression of concern has come from Eastport City Manager George “Bud” Finch and the City Council. In an Oct. 18 letter to Sipayik Governor Melvin
Grand Manan’s Swallowtail Light gets a facelift
Grand Manan’s Swallowtail Lighthouse tower has a fresh coat of paint thanks to an Island-wide volunteer effort spearheaded by the Rotary Club. “The year 2005 will mark the 100th anniversary of Rotary International,” said Andy Daggett, who also serves as Grand Manan Village Manager. “Each Rotary club was asked to take on a ‘Centennial Project’
Grand Manan islanders blast coastal protection proposal
The New Brunswick Environment Department has produced a province-wide coastal zone protection policy, but many Grand Manan residents are feeling more worried than protected. Among the complaints are the assertion that a “one-size-fits-all” approach won’t work, especially on Grand Manan; concern that the wording is so vague as to make consultations with local people meaningless;
“A lot of traps lost” – PEI fishermen blame cruise ships for trap losses
Prince Edward Island lobster fishermen say they’re facing a new threat to their livelihoods – cruise ships in the Northumberland Strait. “They’re tearing up our gear,” says Keith Paugh, president of the Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association and a fishermen who has lost gear himself. “But others have lost a lot more than I have,”
Canadian lawmaker: deny passage to LNG tankers
Canadian Member of Parliament Greg Thompson says that the federal government can, and should, block the proposed LNG facility at Sipayik, the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation. Thompson, whose New Brunswick Southwest riding (district) includes neighboring Charlotte County, said that his decision was the result of talks with fishermen on Deer Island and Campobello and his
Dry petroleum wells off Atlantic Canada causing concern
Canadian petroleum industry officials are expressing concern over “dry” wells drilled off the coasts Newfoundland, Labrador and Nova Scotia in the past several years. Trying to put the best face possible on the situation Paul Barnes, Atlantic Canada Manger for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said in early September, “While there has been a
Two Canadian LNG projects move ahead
Irving Oil has received final federal and provincial approval for its planned LNG facility in Saint John, New Brunswick. The approvals were issued by the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, Environment Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, in accordance with provincial Environmental Assessment Regulations and the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The