Day: July 26, 2017

Canada’s pesticide regulator “captured by industry”

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Feature / Jon MacNeill

The Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, was quoted in a July 26 National Observer article about Canada’s problematic pesticide management agency. In the article, investigative journalist Bruce Livesey (a Fredericton High School graduate in the 80s) takes an in-depth look at the failings of Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to protect people, […]

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Blue-green algae: what you need to know

CCNB Blog, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Leah Meyer

Algae season in New Brunswick is officially upon us. The province issued a blue-green algae advisory for Nashwaak Lake on Tuesday, July 25 after lab tests confirmed the presence of a bloom in the typically cold-water lake north of Fredericton. By now, you’ve probably heard of algae blooms — especially when they keep you from

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Tracadie-Sheila looking at by-law to ban glyphosate

CCNB Blog, Feature / Corey Robichaud

Tracadie-Sheila town council is considering a by-law to ban the use of glyphosate within the municipality, Radio-Canada reports. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicides Vision, Vision Max and Forza, which are widely used by forestry companies on New Brunswick’s Crown forest. Radio-Canada reports that Tracadie-Sheila is looking at banning the chemical, prompting questions over

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Mayors who preserve wetlands save big bucks, study finds

CCNB Blog, Climate and Jobs, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

A new report says Canada’s cities and towns should leave wetlands intact if they want to save money when it comes to damages brought on by flooding linked to climate change. As we already know, wetlands, including our bug-ridden bogs, marshes and slimy swamps, are natural flood-water sponges that can easily and quickly absorb excessive

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