Dear Supporter, What an amazing spring! As we turn our minds (and hands) towards contemplating the warmer spring sunshine (especially after the winter we’ve just experienced), I wanted to write to you with exciting news from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Your Board of Directors was successful in hiring an experienced Executive Director, Lois […]
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A guest commentary by Ron Smith A recent decision by the New Brunswick government to enter into guaranteed wood supply contracts with forest companies, also referred to as the New Forest Strategy, has generated arguably unprecedented debate in the public arena. Much of this debate has focused on a lack of transparency or consultation. Until
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“A decade ago, WWF found that our forest type, the Acadian forest, was one of six endangered forest types in North America. Instead of working on conserving and restoring our forest, our governments have allowed for its further degradation in the last ten years to the point that there is no large intact areas of
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Raw audio from the rally by From the Margins. Video by Roy MacMullin: speeches of Jean-Guy Comeau, Don Bowser and Rod Cumberland
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The turnout for this rally shows widespread concern about the forestry contracts, says Conservation Council of New Brunswick executive director Lois Corbett. “When I see folks car pool, bus from all over the province, speaking both official languages, have strong representation from young people, old people, First Nations and the entire conservation movement, we’ve got
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Telegraph-Journal: Demonstrators flock to Legislature to protest new forestry strategy May 13, 2014 Excerpt: “We’re trying to reclaim the people’s forest, the Crown forest,” said Lois Corbett, the executive director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. “Things can change in the next few months leading up to the election on Sept. 22. Candidate by
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The new director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the issues of forestry and fracking complement each other going into an election campaign. “I think there’s one theme that seems to be tying a number of issues together, a number of environmental and human health issues, and that’s the lack of transparency,” says
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Canadian Press: N.B. legislature site of protest against new forestry plan May 13, 2014 Tracy Glynn, forestry campaigner with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, says the proposed reduction in forest will result in a decrease in the population of various wildlife. Glynn says she’s concerned there will be increased clear-cutting by the major forestry
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The Rally for Our Forest is happening Tuesday, May 13 at the NB Legislature in Fredericton. Gather at 12 noon. Speeches start at 12:30pm. Join us for lively rally under sunny skies with songs and speakers on why the forest plan must go. Come on down! Lyrics by Lawrence Wuest Come on Down Come on
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Jobs Don’t Grow on Stumps! Stop the forest giveaway! When: Tuesday, May 13, 12:30pm Where: N.B. Legislature, Fredericton Facebook event page. The New Brunswick government’s new Forestry Strategy proposes to slash the proportion of public forest set aside to protect nature. Ignoring peoples’ concerns about how the public forest is managed, the government has gone
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