Our Freshwater Protection Program coordinator, Stephanie Merrill, was quoted in a March 3 article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal about the future of shale gas development in the province. The article looked at the possibility of government extending the exploration licence of SWN Resources, a company that has licenses to explore roughly one seventh of […]
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The newspaper L’Acadie Nouvelle published an article on March 2 listing several of the individuals and groups from New Brunswick who applied to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. The Conservation Council was included in the list. CCNB applied for intervenor status and for funding which will be
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ExploreEcoNB, an app that allows New Brunswickers to connect with nature, was featured in an article on the Francophone tech website MediaTerre on March 2. The app was created through a unique partnership involving the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and other environmental groups, government agencies, and recreational groups. It recently won the Connected to
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Our Science Advisor, Inka Milewski, wrote the following letter in response to statements made by Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, in defense of proposed new regulations for the aquaculture industry which would ultimately harm wild fish and the marine environment. The letter appeared on March 2 in the Opinion section of the New
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FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has released a powerful tool that shows people just how close the proposed Energy East oil pipeline will be to their home, cottage or favourite fishing hole. The interactive Google Map allows users to see the nearly 300 points at which the oil pipeline will intersect rivers
David MacDonald, a member of the Conservation Council’s board of directors, appeared in a tribute article celebrating the life of Beth McLaughlin which appeared in the Times & Transcript on Feb. 25. McLaughlin died on Feb. 22. She was a CCNB board member for years who worked tirelessly on a number of environmental issues in the
Welcome to the online edition of Eco Alert, New Brunswick’s Environmental Magazine. EcoAlert is the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s quarterly membership magazine. It brings you environmental news, exciting stories, and important action alerts from across our province. We share stories of the work we’re doing in our program areas – including Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection, Climate
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Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, was one of 120 signatories on a letter written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling on him to scrap proposed new aquaculture regulations that would harm fisheries in Atlantic Canada and across the country. The proposed regulations will exempt the aquaculture industry from provisions of the Fisheries Act that deal with the
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Halifax, NS — Business leaders, commercial and recreational fishing associations, scientists, lawyers and environmentalists are calling on Prime Minister Harper to halt the implementation of the proposed Aquaculture Activities Regulations. The changes will exempt the aquaculture industry from the Fisheries Act provisions that “prohibit the release of deleterious substances into water frequented by fish.” Despite broad-based
What bird in our forest sings a song that sounds like “Hey, free beer?” What tree’s tea was used to treat scurvy? What company controls most of our public forest? Save your answers for TREEvia, a special night of fundraising for the Conservation Council on Wednesday, March 11! Round up a team and enjoy a
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