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Eastport Boat School struggle continues
A recently published report on boatbuilding in Maine demonstrates that the industry is central to Maine’s economic well being. At the same time, the report indicates that there are obstacles that could prevent boatbuilding here from thriving in the future. “Maine’s Boatbuilding Industry: Obstacles & Opportunities,” published by Planning Decisions Inc. of South Portland, states,
Canada: No LNG tankers through Head Harbour Passage
The Government of Canada has formally notified the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that it will oppose trans-shipping Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) through Head Harbour Passage to proposed sites on Passamaquoddy Bay in Maine. In a February 14 letter to FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher, Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson wrote: “As you may recall, the
Campobello volunteers start search and rescue operation
Campobello Island, New Brunswick, is on its way to having its own Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, according to Gary Masson, Regional Business Manager for the Maritimes Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. Masson said he expects the service to be up and running “by spring for sure.” He added that the capsizing of a Campobello fishing
“Hands Clasped as if in Prayer”
Robert Peter Tristram Coffin was a Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet, an essayist, a Maine historian and chronicler — and in the fall of 1954 he was my Shakespeare professor at Bowdoin College. Sadly, the course lasted only a semester because he passed away in Portland during my sophomore midyear break in January 1955. I’ve always been grateful
Trap Door
Eastport’s amateur sleuth returns One of the difficulties of reviewing a murder mystery is that you’re tempted to quote or refer to some of the really good stuff. If you do, of course, there’s a good chance you’re going to give away good chunks of the plot. That said, I’m warning readers of Trap Door,
Right whales in Grand Manan Channel raise concerns as lobster season starts
The early November sighting of a large pod of right whales in the Grand Manan Channel once again brought to the forefront the dilemma of protecting the whales while letting fishermen earn a living. Lobster set day for Grand Manan fishermen was to have been Nov. 14 but a possible decision by the Canadian Department
St. John-Digby ferry saved for at least two years
A deal has been struck to keep the Saint John, New Brunswick-Digby, Nova Scotia, ferry operating — at least for the next two years. Bay Ferries Ltd. of Charlottetown, P.E.I., announced in late summer that it would halt service on Oct. 31. President and CEO Mark MacDonald said at the time that “increased costs and
Efforts continue to save Saint John-Digby ferry
Efforts were continuing in mid-October to save the Saint John (New Brunswick)-to-Digby (Nova Scotia) ferry. Bay Ferries Ltd. of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, owners and operators of the ferry service, announced in late summer that it would halt service Oct. 31 (WWF Sept. 06). President and CEO Mark MacDonald said at the time that “increased
BLUENOSE III could rekindle an old fishing rivalry
In 1921, Halifax naval architect William James Roué designed a schooner that could work the Grand Banks and also be “the fastest fishing schooner on the water,” according to his commission. And the Bluenose was born, ably fulfilling both demands as she dominated the International Fishermen’s Trophy races from 1920 to 1938. And, of course,
Canada gets “revolutionary overhaul”of NAFO procedures
Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn came away from the September annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) with major reforms that some media reports described as having “teeth.” At issue during the session in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was the problem of foreign overfishing on the Grand Banks, and media reports also