2013
Fundy marathon gains international and local interest
“I had to decide,” says John Hough, race director for the upcoming Bay of Fundy International Marathon, "between running the marathon or running the marathon.
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2013
Navy not sending ship for Fourth of July
The U.S. Navy will not be sending a vessel to Eastport this year during Old Home Week. Captain J.E. Campbell, director of public affairs and outreach, gave U.S. Senator Susan Collins the news in mid-April.
2013
Cooke fined $500,000 for pesticide use
A Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary will pay $500,000, one of the largest and most significant penalties ever levied in Canada under the Fisheries Act, for using an illegal pesticide at salmon farms that led to lobster deaths around Deer Island and Grand Manan.
2013
Border fee proposal creates concern on Campobello council
Campobello Mayor Stephen Smart doesn't mince words. Speaking at the monthly council meeting on April 29, he observed, "We're a little different than anybody else.
2013
AOS to file lawsuit if Calais does not pay contract share
The AOS #77 school board will file suit against Calais if the city does not agree by May 23 to honor its 37% share of the remaining years of AOS Superintendent Jim Underwood's contract. The decision was made at the board's May 9 meeting.
2013
First wood chip shipment eyed for next month
The first shipment of wood chips through the port of Eastport is expected to occur next month, as a contract was expected to be signed this week for exporting the wood biomass to Nova Scotia.
2013
THE MILKY WAY RISES
THE MILKY WAY RISES over West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in the early morning of May 5. (Don Dunbar photo