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Tidal recall: the province says it will pay the estimated $5 million to remove the tidal turbine abandoned on the floor of the Minas Basin, but doesn’t say when

April 9, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Energy and Mines Minister Derek Mombourquette announced last week the province intends to “eventually retrieve” the abandoned 1,000-tonne, five-storey turbine abandoned at the bottom of the Bay of Fundy near Parrsboro. “Eventually” is the key word in that sentence since there is no timeline and no obvious financial means to pay a salvage bill estimated...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Cape Sharp Tidal, DP Energy, Emera, FORCE, Jason Hayman, Minas Tidal Limited Partnership, Minister Derek Mombourquette, Naval Energies, OpenHydro, Schottel Hydro, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) Canada, tidal turbine

Tidal turbine to be pulled out of the Minas Basin

Cape Sharp Tidal says the removal is temporary.

April 5, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson

There are two new developments in Fundy tidal power today — the timing of which might strike some observers as a little fishy. First development: the tidal turbine which has been generating electricity since November in the Minas Passage near Parrsboro will be brought to the surface and barged to Saint John, New Brunswick for...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Cape Sharp Tidal, Dr. Gayle Zydlewski, Emera Inc., FORCE, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, Fundy tidal turbine, Open Hydro, Sarah Dawson, Tony Wright

Tidal turbines not yet deployed

November 4, 2016 By Jennifer Henderson

There’s still no word on when two massive turbines will be lowered into the Bay of Fundy at a tidal power demonstration site not far from the town of Parrsboro. A barge and two support boats have been working in the Minas Passage this week, but the turbines have not been deployed. A spokesperson for...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bay of Fundy, Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association, Cape Sharp Tidal, Doug Tupper, Emera, FORCE, Jamie Campbell, OpenHydro, tidal turbines

Tidal Challenge

Fishermen go to court to delay a November deployment of tidal generators in the Minas Basin.

October 21, 2016 By Jennifer Henderson

Inshore fishermen from the Bay of Fundy made a last-ditch plea to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia yesterday to stall the placement of two massive, five-storey-high turbines on the bottom of the Minas Passage near Parrsboro until an appeal of the Environment Minister’s decision can be heard next February. There are very big bucks...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Acadia Tidal Energy Institute, Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association, Cape Sharp Tidal, Chris Hunter, Colin Sproule, David Coles, Doug Tupper, Emera, FORCE, Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy, Graham Daborn, Harvey Morrison, Judge Jamie Campbell, Margaret Miller, Mike Dadswell, Minas Basin, OpenHydro, tidal generators

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

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