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EcoNews: Planting roots, growing community gardens, and a fresh crop of ministers

This edition of EcoNews gives you a first peek at our new Tula Farm garden project where Syrian refugees recently planted their first Canadian crops, we toast our Fundy BayKeeper for winning the Gulf of Maine Council’s 2016 Visionary Award, and introduce you to a fresh crop of new ministers. We’re also thrilled to tell […]

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CCNB’s Matt Abbott on concerns about the impact of the proposed pipeline on the Bay of Fundy

CCNB in the News, Fundy Baykeeper / Corey Robichaud

(St. Andrews) — Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott is featured in a lengthy article in the Financial Post about the proposed Energy East pipeline project, saying we need to look beyond the perceived short-term benefits and consider the many risks associated with the project. The pipeline “is designed to gain access to global markets for Western

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Growing Local Gardens: an Answer for Child Hunger at Baptist-King Edward School in Saint John

CCNB Blog / Corey Robichaud

It’s not uncommon for kids to forget their lunch at home. But when whole classrooms of hungry children in New Brunswick regularly attend school without a proper meal, you have to wonder what your community is doing to help? That’s why the Conservation Council is pleased to applaud the recent efforts made by Telus employees

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Celebrity Chef says Atlantic Canadian Cuisine is the key to saving rural communities

CCNB Blog / Corey Robichaud

After working for two-years as a chef in New York restaurants, Atlantic Canadian Chef Michael Smith took a leap of faith and started his own traditional food experience in Prince Edward Island that now has customers reserving flights to the remote island just to get a taste. Now one of Atlantic Canada’s most famous Chefs

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Join our Summer Solstice Party

CCNB Blog, Webinars & Events / Corey Robichaud

Mark your calendars! All are invited to the Conservation Council’s Summer’s Here Party at Conserver House on Thursday, June 23rd. Celebrate the summer solstice and an indefinite fracking moratorium with fellow nature lovers and take a stroll around our blooming pollinator garden. Enjoy a barbecue complete with veggie options (of course) as you chat with

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CCNB on Premier Gallant’s cabinet shuffle

Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement regarding Premier Gallant’s cabinet shuffle. “We congratulate the Premier as well as the new and returning cabinet ministers after today’s shuffle. We look forward to seeing this government take bold and innovative measures to protect our air, land, and

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EcoNews: Lovable lynxes, solar soaring and bye-bye Fracking

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

This #MeowMonday edition of EcoNews features adorable photos of the Lynx kittens found near Fredericton and the fabulous news on a record-breaking year for renewable energy investment and the continued fracking moratorium. We report on the great ideas that came out of a recent town hall meeting on climate change and energy solutions and invite

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CCNB’s Lois Corbett on NB government’s decision to extend fracking moratorium indefinitely

CCNB in the News / Corey Robichaud

Fredericton, N.B. – Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, was quoted in a recent CTV Atlantic News story applauding NB government’s decision to extend the fracking moratorium indefinitely. “Today, New Brunswick joins jurisdictions all around the world in making the right decision,” said Corbett. Lois told CTV Atlantic News that the Gallant Government’s

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick says extending fracking moratorium is good public policy

Feature, Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

Fredericton, N.B. – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) welcomed the Gallant Government’s decision to extend the fracking moratorium in New Brunswick. Energy and Mines Minister Donald Arsenault responded to the Hydraulic Fracturing Commission’s February 26 report by announcing that the moratorium his government put in place in 2014 would be extended “indefinitely”. Stating

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick encouraged by GNB’s Climate Change Discussion Paper

Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

Fredericton, N.B. – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the Gallant Government’s discussion paper on climate change opens the door for a positive conversation in New Brunswick about how we can move toward a clean, green and lean economy. The discussion paper, released Wednesday, May 26th, by Minister of Environment Brian Kenny is designed

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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