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CCNB staff spoke with media after TransCanada announced it has cancelled plans to build a second export terminal for its Energy East bitumen pipeline proposal in Quebec. In a Nov. 6 article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Matt Abbott, the Fundy Baykeeper warned that a tanker spill in the Bay of Fundy could irreparably damage […]
Stephanie Merill, Director of Freshwater Protection, appeared in several media articles related to the province’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in late October and through November. Merrill countered claims made in a report by the right-wing think tank Fraser Institute that there are no justifications for moratoriums on fracking. She referenced the scientific review filed in October 2015
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Our new BuyLocalNB App was featured in CTV Atlantic’s Evening News on Monday, Oct. 12. The free app was also covered in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner on Oct. 12, The Tribune on Oct. 16, and was featured on trend websites MarketingMag.ca and trendhunter.com. Merrill told CTV the free app allows customers to easily discover regional and provincial products. “The
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The following appeared as a letter to the editor in the Oct. 2 issue of the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, from Stephanie Merrill, Director of Freshwater Protection. Review shows fracking moratorium was right Recently the media reported on a review conducted by the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission which concluded that hydraulic fracturing was the cause
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Here’s a little-known fact: New Brunswick has helped lead climate change action plans before. At a time when governments across the continent were running away from doing anything on climate change, it was NB which tabled the motion to create the first carbon reduction targets at the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian
Matt Abbott, the Fundy Baykeeper, spoke with reporters for an article about Nova Scotia-based company Sustainable Blue selling its first order of land-raised Atlantic salmon on the market. Abbott said he was pleased to see the company getting its sustainable products to market and hoped the advancements in closed containment technology would mean much fewer open-net
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Communications Director Jon MacNeill spoke with the French-language daily newspaper Acadie Nouvelle about silviculture programs in New Brunswick for an article published on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The article was about a Guinness World Record awarded to JDI Irving Ltd and other forestry companies who participated in a successful bid to claim the world record for
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Stephanie Merrill, acting Executive Director of the Conservation Council, spoke with CBC New Brunswick about cuts to intervenor funding related to TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project. The article was published on Monday, Sept. 21. The CBC reported on three New Brunswick First Nations who are upset the National Energy Board cut funding for groups wanting to intervene
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Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott hosted the heads of 11 of Canada’s top environmental organizations in Saint John on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The groups set out on a local fishing boat and were joined by local fishers for a tour of the harbour and Red Head to see firsthand the unique ecosystem and sustainable jobs at
Fundy Baykeeper Matthew Abbott spoke with the Quoddy Tides on September 11th about the impacts the Energy East proposal could have on the Bay of Fundy ecosystem. “With this pipeline proposal, we’re gambling thousands of existing, permanent jobs for the prospect of short?term employment that will leave the Bay of Fundy at risk for the
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