{"id":92,"date":"2023-03-20T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2024-03-20T12:44:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:44:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A proud heritage of <span class=\"flb-underline\">supporting<\/span> our fishers.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board is here to help you with what you know best. You know harvesting in waters off Nova Scotia; you know what it takes to run a profitable business; you know what the opportunities for growth are. And we understand what it takes to support you and your ambitions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our efforts have helped Nova Scotia\u2019s fish harvesters and boat builders for over eight decades. Through skill, tenacity, ingenuity, and a physical geography that provides huge opportunities, our sea farmers grow first-class products that are sold worldwide. We\u2019re proud to support this success. Our boat builders are skilled and dedicated craftspeople who underpin our province\u2019s aquaculture industry. And we\u2019re proud to support this success as well, by providing lending options to boat builders and inspecting the progress of client vessels at important times during their builds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our clients aren&#8217;t numbers or accounts\u2014they\u2019re our friends, our neighbours, and the heart of our coastal communities. Together, we can ensure the success of our industry, and balance resources for today and the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boat-image.webp\" alt=\"A person standing in the helm of a fishing vessel.\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boat-image.webp 886w, https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boat-image-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boat-image-768x433.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/form_pencil_blue.svg\" alt=\"Icon graphic pencil and paper.\" class=\"wp-image-83\" style=\"width:69px;height:63px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-flb-doc-dropdown\" x-data=\"{\n\topen: false,\n\ttoggle() {\n\t\tif (this.open) {\n\t\t\t\treturn this.close()\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tthis.$refs.button.focus()\n\n\t\tthis.open = true\n\t},\n\tclose(focusAfter) {\n\t\tif (! this.open) return\n\n\t\tthis.open = false\n\n\t\tfocusAfter &#038;&#038; focusAfter.focus()\n\t}\n}\"\nx-on:keydown.escape.prevent.stop=\"close($refs.button)\"\nx-on:focusin.window=\"! $refs.panel.contains($event.target) &#038;&#038; close()\"\nx-id=\"['dropdown-button']\"\n>\n\t\t<button \n\t\tx-ref=\"button\"\n\t\tx-on:click=\"toggle()\"\n\t\tx-bind:aria-expanded=\"open\"\n\t\tx-bind:aria-controls=\"$id('dropdown-button')\"\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Financial Statements<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<svg x-show=\"!open\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-tertiary);\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"20\" >\n\t\t\t\t<path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M19.5 8.25l-7.5 7.5-7.5-7.5\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<svg x-show=\"open\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-tertiary);\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"20\" x-cloak>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4.5 15.75l7.5-7.5 7.5 7.5\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Financial statements are also available <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/public-accounts\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul \n\t\t\t x-ref=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t x-show=\"open\"\n\t\t\t x-transition.origin.top.left\n\t\t\t x-on:click.outside=\"close($refs.button)\"\n\t\t\t x-bind:id=\"$id('dropdown-button')\"\n\t\t\t class=\"doc-panel is-style-flb-shadow\"\n\t\t\t x-cloak\n\t\t\t><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-221b1d29-36a1-478e-8e94-82c8cce2ea8f\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NSFALB-FS-Final-2023-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-221b1d29-36a1-478e-8e94-82c8cce2ea8f\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022_Financial_Statements_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f75d6411-f3d2-4c94-9891-b76388c54ff8\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2021_Financial_Statements_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-84280cb6-61a7-46d9-8d46-def422586d4d\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2020_Financial_Statements_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f21882c4-744a-485f-a149-633d61cd055c\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2019_Financial_Statements_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-386a15e6-9735-4bb0-b7e8-bfa53277209b\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2018_Financial_Statements_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-371396b7-7bd5-4848-bd11-637dd5e6cf60\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2017_Financial_Statements_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/form_pencil_blue.svg\" alt=\"Icon graphic pencil and paper.\" class=\"wp-image-83\" style=\"width:69px;height:63px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-flb-doc-dropdown\" x-data=\"{\n\topen: false,\n\ttoggle() {\n\t\tif (this.open) {\n\t\t\t\treturn this.close()\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tthis.$refs.button.focus()\n\n\t\tthis.open = true\n\t},\n\tclose(focusAfter) {\n\t\tif (! this.open) return\n\n\t\tthis.open = false\n\n\t\tfocusAfter &#038;&#038; focusAfter.focus()\n\t}\n}\"\nx-on:keydown.escape.prevent.stop=\"close($refs.button)\"\nx-on:focusin.window=\"! $refs.panel.contains($event.target) &#038;&#038; close()\"\nx-id=\"['dropdown-button']\"\n>\n\t\t<button \n\t\tx-ref=\"button\"\n\t\tx-on:click=\"toggle()\"\n\t\tx-bind:aria-expanded=\"open\"\n\t\tx-bind:aria-controls=\"$id('dropdown-button')\"\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Business Plans<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<svg x-show=\"!open\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-tertiary);\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"20\" >\n\t\t\t\t<path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M19.5 8.25l-7.5 7.5-7.5-7.5\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<svg x-show=\"open\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-tertiary);\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"20\" x-cloak>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4.5 15.75l7.5-7.5 7.5 7.5\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our business plan outlines the Board\u2019s goals and objectives for the year, in alignment with the<br>Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture\u2019s vision and priorities.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul \n\t\t\t x-ref=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t x-show=\"open\"\n\t\t\t x-transition.origin.top.left\n\t\t\t x-on:click.outside=\"close($refs.button)\"\n\t\t\t x-bind:id=\"$id('dropdown-button')\"\n\t\t\t class=\"doc-panel is-style-flb-shadow\"\n\t\t\t x-cloak\n\t\t\t><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d37a08e4-975e-4c5b-9164-f82d20185f69\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FALB-Business-Plan-2024-25-Online.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024-2025 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d37a08e4-975e-4c5b-9164-f82d20185f69\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FALB-Business-Plan-2023-24-ONLINE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023-2024 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d37a08e4-975e-4c5b-9164-f82d20185f69\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022-2023_Business_Plan_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022-2023 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5bf96b34-730c-4542-969f-148629fedeea\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2021-2022_Business_Plan_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021-2022 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1452beb5-7e77-41c9-bc1f-888d86e191df\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2020-2021_Business_Plan_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020-2021 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0883db15-1a1d-426f-807c-7ed7c55e3a7a\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2019-2020_Business_Plan_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019-2020 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8dc41a7a-20ed-4826-885b-2a67cdb8d355\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2018-2019_Business_Plan_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018-2019 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7b173a94-0b0d-4335-8711-5a88ca433042\" href=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2017-2018_Business_Plan_FALB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017-2018 PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/nsfishloan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/form_pencil_blue.svg\" alt=\"Icon graphic pencil and paper.\" class=\"wp-image-83\" style=\"width:69px;height:63px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-flb-doc-dropdown\" x-data=\"{\n\topen: false,\n\ttoggle() {\n\t\tif (this.open) {\n\t\t\t\treturn this.close()\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tthis.$refs.button.focus()\n\n\t\tthis.open = true\n\t},\n\tclose(focusAfter) {\n\t\tif (! this.open) return\n\n\t\tthis.open = false\n\n\t\tfocusAfter &#038;&#038; 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They\u2019ve been great. I probably couldn\u2019t have done this project without them.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"testimonial__name has-medium-font-size\">Jason Rankin, Pictou, NS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"flb-testimonial is-style-flb-divide-columns\"\n\t\t\t\tx-show=\"atIndex(2)\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter=\"flb-enter\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter-start=\"flb-enter-start\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter-end=\"flb-enter-end\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave=\"transition duration-1000\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave-start=\"transform\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave-end=\"transform -translate-x-full\"\n\t\t\t\tx-ref=\"caro2\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"flb-testimonial-tabpanel-2\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\tx-bind:style=\"{minHeight: minHeight + 'px'}\"\n\t\t\t\tx-intersect:enter=\"setHeight($refs.caro2.clientHeight)\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Testimonial Section 2\"\n\t\t\t\tx-bind:aria-expanded=\"atIndex(2)\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flb-testimonial__inner\" x-data=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial__content\">\u201cThe interest rates were phenomenal,\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"testimonial__name has-medium-font-size\">Joseph DeCoste, East Tracadie, NS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flb-testimonial__inner\" x-data=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial__content\">\u201cI didn\u2019t want to go through a bank, I wanted to go somewhere they support fishermen.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"testimonial__name has-medium-font-size\">Chris Roma, East Petpeswick, NS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"flb-testimonial is-style-flb-divide-columns\"\n\t\t\t\tx-show=\"atIndex(3)\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter=\"flb-enter\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter-start=\"flb-enter-start\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter-end=\"flb-enter-end\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave=\"transition duration-1000\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave-start=\"transform\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave-end=\"transform -translate-x-full\"\n\t\t\t\tx-ref=\"caro3\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"flb-testimonial-tabpanel-3\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\tx-bind:style=\"{minHeight: minHeight + 'px'}\"\n\t\t\t\tx-intersect:enter=\"setHeight($refs.caro3.clientHeight)\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Testimonial Section 3\"\n\t\t\t\tx-bind:aria-expanded=\"atIndex(3)\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flb-testimonial__inner\" x-data=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial__content\">\u201cIf you\u2019ve had a bad year, they don\u2019t want to see you fail. It takes a bit of the pressure off.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"testimonial__name has-medium-font-size\">Curtis Halliday, Shag Harbour, NS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flb-testimonial__inner\" x-data=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial__content\">\u201cI have to say, the Fisheries Loan Board officers I dealt with were extremely helpful,\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"testimonial__name has-medium-font-size\">Kevin King, St. Peter\u2019s, NS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"flb-testimonial is-style-flb-divide-columns\"\n\t\t\t\tx-show=\"atIndex(4)\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter=\"flb-enter\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter-start=\"flb-enter-start\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:enter-end=\"flb-enter-end\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave=\"transition duration-1000\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave-start=\"transform\"\n\t\t\t\tx-transition:leave-end=\"transform -translate-x-full\"\n\t\t\t\tx-ref=\"caro4\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"flb-testimonial-tabpanel-4\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\tx-bind:style=\"{minHeight: minHeight + 'px'}\"\n\t\t\t\tx-intersect:enter=\"setHeight($refs.caro4.clientHeight)\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Testimonial Section 4\"\n\t\t\t\tx-bind:aria-expanded=\"atIndex(4)\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flb-testimonial__inner\" x-data=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial__content\">\u201cFishing is their thing. 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