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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
Aboard Eastport’s Pilot Boat – “A bad day on the water is still better than a good day in a cubicle”
It’s 10:35 a.m., July 21, with hazy sun over Eastport and light fog over Campobello. The Eastport pilot boat, MEDRIC II, has left her berth at the Breakwater and is headed up Head Harbour Passage bound for the m/v SAGA MONEL at the pilot station in the Bay of Fundy. Aboard are Eastport harbor pilot
Seeding, habitat development, research all contribute to New Brunswick lobster project
A Canadian tribe, a fishermen’s union and a research institute have undertaken a massive effort to restore the lobster fishery in northern New Brunswick. Cooperating in the project are the Maritime Fishermen’s Union, the Coastal Zones Research Institute and the Eel River Bar First Nation. “Between 60,000 and 80,000 larvae have been released into experimental
July 4: an Eastport tradition
Officers and crew of the USS KAUFFMAN (FFG59) line the rail as the ship approaches Eastport on June 30 for the Old Home Week and Fourth of July celebrations.
Zero-emission wind energy planned for Grand Manan
The island of Grand Manan is close to becoming a site for a wind-powered electrical generating facility, according to Paul Woodhouse, president of Eastern Wind Power Inc. based in Quispamsis, New Brunswick. Responding to reports by the CBC and other media announcing the project, Woodhouse said, “Actually, publicity on this is a little premature. We’re
Passamaquoddy LNG project “at the talking stage”
An LNG facility at Sipayik (Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation) is a long way from being a done deal, according to tribal representative to the state House of Representatives, Fred Moore III. “Nothing has been decided yet,” Moore says. “What has happened is that the [Sipayik tribal] council has signed an exclusivity agreement with Quoddy Bay
Killer fog for birds is not that unusual
The CBC headline on June 2 was, “Fog kills songbirds in Bay of Fundy.” and the reporter added that the count was “thousands” of birds. All in all, it conjured up the movie, “The Day After Tomorrow.” But Dan Busby, wildlife biologist for the Canadian Wildlife Service, based in Sackville, New Brunswick, said that such
Cooke Aquaculture closes Machiasport processing plant
Cooke Aquaculture of St. George, New Brunswick, has announced the closing of its salmon processing plant in Machiasport. Earlier this year Cooke purchased the holdings of the troubled Atlantic Salmon of Maine from Fjord. Besides the Machiasport plant, Cooke took over several farm sits and two hatcheries. “We had to close the plant because there
DFO to public: Don’t buy poached lobsters
The Canadian federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, together with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, have announced a crackdown on lobster poachers in the Bay of Fundy – in large part by persuading the public not to buy poached lobsters being sold door to door. The campaign, a combination of strict enforcement and publicity utilizing
“Power and Control:”Maritime fishermen, processors agree on snow crab contract
“Boats are ready to sail and plant workers are ready to go to work,” said Fish, Food and Allied Workers president Earle McCurdy on May 3 as a dispute over crab prices between fishermen and processors was settled at the last minute. The agreement was reached with Newfoundland’s major crab buyers, represented by the Association