Success stories to inspire your own aspirations.
If you can imagine a higher level of success for your own operation, one of our loan products can help you get there. How do we know? Because with our help, current and past clients have turned their ambitions and aspirations into concrete growth and improvement. There’s no end to the different ways our clients have put Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board products to work. Explore the stories below to learn more about their projects.
Clients & News
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Pictou County Fisher close to his history, while looking to his future
Full Story: Pictou County Fisher close to his history, while looking to his futureA farm in Little Harbour has given rise to eight generations of Matt Brown’s family. This legacy has kept the Pictou County man close to his history while looking to his future. Fishing is significant to this community. […]
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Setting a pathway of growth for We’koqma’q First Nation
Full Story: Setting a pathway of growth for We’koqma’q First NationA world of possibilities opened for the We’koqma’q First Nation after working with the Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board. The first nation, located in Cape Breton at the foothills of Skye Mountain and near the Bras […]
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Captain of her fate: lobster fishing with Sabrina Carpenter
Full Story: Captain of her fate: lobster fishing with Sabrina CarpenterWhen Frayed Knot brings lobster into port in Inverness, Cape Breton, people who don’t know the crew may approach one of the two men on board to ask if they can buy lobster. The crew member will point […]
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Nova Scotia Fisheries & Aquaculture Loan Board is helping to launch a multi-million-dollar trawler
Full Story: Nova Scotia Fisheries & Aquaculture Loan Board is helping to launch a multi-million-dollar trawlerStarted by James and Lori Kennedy in 1984, Louisbourg Seafoods in Sydney, Nova Scotia, has grown into one of the largest seafood companies in Atlantic Canada. Home of the award-winning Mira Bay seafood products, the business employs more […]
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Fishing Year-round Creates Success
Full Story: Fishing Year-round Creates SuccessWhen Billy Henneberry was 15, he left school to start fishing out of Sambro with his grandfather, father, uncles, and older brother. At age 23, he went back to school for five months to get his Fishing Master […]
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We Stand with Nova Scotians Impacted by Wildfires.
Full Story: We Stand with Nova Scotians Impacted by Wildfires.The Nova Scotia Fisheries & Aquaculture Loan Board is available to work with clients affected by recent wildfires in the province. Our staff is supporting impacted clients by working with them on an individual basis to discuss their […]
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Looking for an Opportunity to Serve Your Community?
Full Story: Looking for an Opportunity to Serve Your Community?Join us Serving on our Board of Directors is a great way to represent your community and share your knowledge and expertise of local agriculture or the agri-food business while supporting Agriculture in Nova Scotia. Our Board is […]
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Important Notice – Changes to FALB’s Creditor Life Insurance Program
Full Story: Important Notice – Changes to FALB’s Creditor Life Insurance ProgramWe want to let you know about an important change to Nova Scotia Fisheries & Aquaculture Loan Board Creditor Life Insurance, insured under Group Policy 000575. Effective February 1, 2023, Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company (“Canadian Premier”) acquired […]
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Launching a hybrid/electric fishing vessel
Full Story: Launching a hybrid/electric fishing vesselJason Rankin, President of Asadalia Fisheries Ltd., likes to improve things. After earning a degree in environmental engineering at Dalhousie, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy, where his specialty was navigation. Now retired from the navy, he has […]
What our customers say about us.
“We have developed a strong business relationship with their team of loans officers and inspectors. They are exceptionally reliable and files are managed in a timely and professional manner with a high degree of expertise.”
Maureen MacDonald
“Fishing is their thing. At the bank, you’re just a number. If you’re not able to make a payment, I think your chances of making it through hard times are better with the loan board than with the bank. There’s no question.”
Kevin King, St. Peter’s, NS
“I didn’t want to go through a bank, I wanted to go somewhere they support fishermen.”
Chris Roma, East Petpeswick, NS
“If you’ve had a bad year, they don’t want to see you fail. It takes a bit of the pressure off.”
Curtis Halliday, Shag Harbour, NS
“I have to say, the Fisheries Loan Board officers I dealt with were extremely helpful,”