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Edward French

2008

Proposal to cut scallop season sparks debate

With a 96% decline in recorded Maine scallop landings from the top year in 1980 to last year, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is planning several changes in the fishery to stem the collapse of the resource.

2008

Pembroke aquifer among options for PWD water source

The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is exploring different options for its source of water, including the possibility of groundwater from an aquifer in the Pembroke area. Representatives from the PWD and the district's engineering firm, A.E.

2008

First Wind gives project a second wind

After lying dormant for a couple of years, the plan for a wind energy project on Grand Manan has passed from one company, Eastern Wind Power of Quispamsis, N.B., to First Wind of Newton, Mass., which is expecting to begin construction at the site next year.

2008

Quoddy Bay, tribe at odds over payment

Quoddy Bay LNG, after first informing the Passamaquoddy Tribe that it would seek the tribal council's agreement on its proposal to suspend its quarterly lease payments to the tribe, has now informed the council that it is putting a temporary hold on the payments.

2008

Tribes seeking stronger commitment from state

Although restoration of much of the funding for the Maine Indian-Tribal State Commission (MITSC) by Governor John Baldacci is welcomed by Passamaquoddy tribal officials, they are seeking a stronger statement from Maine officials of their commitment to work on issues involving the state and the...

2008

LNG firm seeks suspension of lease payment

A proposal by Quoddy Bay LNG to suspend its quarterly lease payments to the Passamaquoddy Tribe was discussed at Sipayik Tribal Council meetings on July 15 and 22.

2008

Cooke set to reopen plant in Machiasport

While the New Brunswick government was announcing on June 27 a $3 million loan to Cooke Aquaculture, which will help in the firm's ongoing creation of 230 new jobs in the province, the company released publicly its decision to reopen the Machiasport processing plant in Maine by early next year.