2019
Gold mining in St. Stephen area explored
“There's gold in them thar hills!” So local prospectors and a Toronto-based company that have found a significant gold deposit outside of St. Stephen are saying.
Business & Development
2019
Medical cannabis, tilapia farm ready to take off
The second enterprise planning to grow medical cannabis in St. Stephen hopes to begin production this year -- in a building that also will be used to grow tilapia fish by means of aquaponics. "By June we'll be ready to cultivate," Stewart Farms principal Tanner Stewart
2019
Cooke planning $30 million salmon facility
Kelly Cove Salmon, a subsidiary of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., is in the early planning stages to build a $30 million recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in the Champlain Industrial Park located at Bayside, near St. Andrews.
2019
TIF district weighed in Machias to help give economic boost
Machias residents were scheduled to decide on February 7 whether to approve a new economic tool that would generate revenue for the town by offering tax credits to businesses making new investments.
2019
Small company has big Internet access dreams
“We're trying to revolutionize rural Internet.” This ambitious idea is the goal of Grand Manan-based Crave Technologies, which is run by Howard and Rebecca Small and partner Don Leclair.
2019
Trial shipment of wood chips expected soon
After years of waiting, a trial shipment of wood chips to Europe through the Port of Eastport is expected this spring, in the first export use of the Estes Head terminal's $10-million bulk conveyor system that was completed in 2012.
2018
Lobster fishing bill draws focus onto grey zone
A bill to allow Maine lobster fishermen to haul their traps at night throughout most of the year in the disputed “grey zone” has again drawn attention to the 165-square-kilometre fishing area centered around Machias Seal Island that is claimed by the U.S. and Canada.