Zachary Bourque – CCNB

Deadline extended for community renewable energy projects

Zachary Bourque — Mon, 01 May 2017 15:57:31 +0000

Municipalities, cooperatives and non-profits have more time to submit a community renewable energy project for consideration in the province’s Locally-Owned Renewable Energy Small Scale Program (LORESS). The Department of Energy and Resource Development extended the deadline for project submissions to June 30 at 3 p.m. The original deadline was April 28. The program, launched in January…

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A day on the Bay!

Zachary Bourque — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:45:33 +0000

September 16th, 2016 Three of our interns, Olivia, Karyn, and Zachary, visited our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott for a day on the Bay! Based out of St. Andrews, Matt works tirelessly to protect one of our most important ecosystems; the Bay of Fundy. The Bay is most famous for having the highest tides on the planet! With this, comes a surprisingly abundant biodiversity. After suiting up in life…

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Photographer Nick Hawkins and Community Forests International captivate crowd on global forest and wildlife conservation

Zachary Bourque — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:23:18 +0000

Nearly a hundred people attended the Conservation Council’s Visual Forest Feast as part of the 5 Days for the Forest on September 21 at UNB’s Forestry & Geology Building. The event attracted a great diversity of people, including university students, distinguished naturalists and academics. Nick Hawkins, an acclaimed conservation photographer who has had his work featured in the BBC Wildlife…

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The Conservation Council presents a visual forest feast at UNB: Photos, a film & Milda’s pizza!

Zachary Bourque — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:13:40 +0000

By Kelsey Maber, Jennica Leet & Brittany Polchies Are you interested in seeing majestic shots of our forest in New Brunswick and abroad in places like Nicaragua? Want to find out what folks in New Brunswick are doing at home and around the world to conserve and restore our forest? We hope you can join us for the Visual Forest Feast on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6:00pm at UNB’s Forestry and Geology…

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A Beautiful Forest: a 5 Days for the Forest event

Zachary Bourque — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:56:45 +0000

By Jennica Leet Join us for a documentary about the story of our forest as told by Maliseet, Mi’kmaq and Passamaquoddy elders. As part of our celebration of the 5 Days for the Forest, the Conservation Council and Cinema Politica Fredericton are screening A Beautiful Forest by the Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network (APTN). The film, directed by John David Thornton…

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Climate Change: A cabinet committee is necessary, according to an expert

Zachary Bourque — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:54:56 +0000

Louise Comeau, the Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, spoke with l’Acadie Nouvelle on Wednesday, August 17 about the recommendations she gave the Legislature’s Select Committee on Climate Change. Read the article here. She proposes the creation of a committee of the cabinet on climate change presided by the Premier, Brian Gallant. ‘’…

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Louise Comeau on CCNB’s new Climate Action Plan featured in L’Acadie Nouvelle

Zachary Bourque — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:26:35 +0000

Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions Louise Comeau spoke with Jean-Marc Doiron of l’Acadie Nouvelle on ‘’NB can easily reduce its greenhouse gas pollution’’ on July 13. Read the article here. ‘’We have the 3rd highest rate of emissions per capita in Canada. Our buildings our getting older, which means that we have great potential to have reductions at a low cost. Additionally…

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Lois Corbett on the risks associated with Energy East on l’Acadie Nouvelle

Zachary Bourque — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:12:38 +0000

The Conservation Council’s Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with reporter Mathieu Roy-Comeau of l’Acadie Nouvelle on the 500 intervenors to be heard at the National Energy Board (NEB) panel review sessions on Wednesday, July 22. Read the article here. Earlier this month, Corbett, alongside other environmental groups such as Nature NB and the Citizen’s Coalition for Clean Air…

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Resources

Zachary Bourque — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:07:21 +0000

Learn more about forest conservation efforts in New Brunswick, Canada and beyond here. In New Brunswick: Forests for NB – A website dedicated to publishing information about the controversy sparked by the NB government’s Crown Lands and Forest Strategy announced on March 12, 2014. The website is organized by members of the New Brunswick Environmental Network.

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