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Politics & Government

2006

Perry ponders yea or nay

Perry voters will go to the polls on Monday, March 26, to vote on several items including a proposed Financial Framework Agreement between the Town of Perry and Oklahoma-based Quoddy Bay LNG. The document is an agreement to negotiate a comprehensive financial agreement in good faith. Quoddy Bay LNG hopes

2006

Perry financial agreement with Quoddy Bay outlined, debated

Deal or no deal, that's a question that Perry voters will be asked to answer in a referendum on Monday, March 26.

2006

New Brunswick seeks to halt FERC review of LNG projects

Two weeks after Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson wrote to the U.S.

2006

LNG developers face Canadian hostility

You must understand that due to its location your project cannot happen without Canada's consent," stated St. Andrews Mayor John Craig. The message was delivered during a February 15 public informational meeting...

2006

Tribal council rejects LNG tax agreement

A Project Coordination and Tax Agreement between the Passamaquoddy Tribe and Quoddy Bay LLC has been rejected by the Passamaquoddy Joint Tribal Council. The council voted 7-3 to turn down the tax exemption agreement at a meeting held February 2.

2006

Area voters faced with 4 candidates in federal election

A federal election is scheduled for Monday, January 23, and voters in the New Brunswick Southwest riding will have four candidates from which to choose as their representative in Ottawa.

2005

Quoddy communities seek voice on LNG Suit challenges tribe’s lease

A liquefied natural gas (LNG)-related federal lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior charging four separate violations of federal law was filed November 2 in U.S. District Court in Bangor.