The Esgenoôpetitj Watershed Association’s work also shines light on traditional burial ground and unearths E. coli contamination in local stream New initiatives at the Esgenoôpetitj Watershed Association hope to connect young people to the land by mixing Indigenous knowledge with scientific learning. “A lot of community members don’t know their own culture or their own […]
While the frequency of these disasters increases, Ernest MacGillivray said the typical government response hasn’t changed.
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Eight North Atlantic right whales have died in Canadian waters since early June A fourth entangled North Atlantic right whale has been spotted near Magdalen Islands, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans tweeted late Tuesday. “We and our partners are currently evaluating different response options,” it reads. ?? A fourth entangled #RightWhale has been spotted
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Approved by the provincial government in 2015, the proposed Sisson mine still needs to meet 40 conditions before moving forward While the federal government recently approved a proposal by the Sisson Partnership to dump mine waste into two fish-bearing brooks that feed the Nashwaak River, the Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett isn’t holding back how she
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Nearly 120 people flocked to the Musquash Estuary Saturday to witness its beauty and celebrate the waterway being a protected area.
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Harvey Station couple brew beer with solar panels and wind turbine Deep in the woods near Harvey Station, five kilometres from the nearest power line, is Randy Rowe and his partner Denise’s brewery, Off Grid Ales. On this morning, Rowe sits on his lakeside porch, relaxing in the summer sun’s heat before tackling the day’s
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Great trees of New Brunswick, authored by David Palmer and Tracy Glynn, is a best seller inside the province! Have you got your copy yet? It’s also been making headlines. The Kings County Record recently wrote about the newly-released second edition and the Great Trees selected within Kings County. Journalist Josh Lewis focused in on
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The federal government has approved a multi-million proposal by the Sisson Partnership to dump mine waste into two fish-bearing brooks that feed the Nashwaak River. The proposed Sisson mine was approved by the provincial government in 2015 but needs 40 conditions to be met before moving forward. The mine, owned by Northcliff Resources and
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Elaine Price describes herself as a country girl; she even met her husband hunting at age 15. Her home along the shore of Grand Lake allows her to canoe, kayak, fish, skate, snowshoe and bring family up to enjoy the outdoors.
But when the floods came in 2018 – after she already flooded in 2008 – all that changed. She was forced to evacuate.
“We were very scared, frightened, frustrated that it happened again,” Price said. “Just, very sad.”
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With clear cutting a common practice in New Brunswick, some have had enough. In protest, Bill Miller, a canoe builder who lives near Mount Carleton, has cancelled his famous celebration, Fiddles on the Tobique. The festival typically draws out hundreds of people, as fiddlers play their music on the water. But Miller says he’s no
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