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The Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, spoke with journalist Bruce Livesey for his new National Observer series, The man from Irving, a three-part series about Premier Blaine Higgs, the Irvings and the politics of New Brunswick. Corbett told Livesey that Premier Higgs “hitched his horse to the wrong wagon” in aligning himself with the […]
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
‘Heck of a big dam’: Lois Corbett on approval of Sissons mine dumping Read More »
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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“I think it’s an indication of a corporate agenda. If your business is about making money out of pulp and paper products, and the widespread use of glyphosate, then Rod is a problem for you. If you’re a corporate guy, you would ask ‘Why don’t we just fire the guy?’” Corbett told journalist Bruce Livesey in his July 11 story.
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
Feds approve Sisson mine proposal to dump waste in Atlantic salmon habitat Read More »
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
With more 30 C or hotter days coming in the future, New Brunswickers need to prepare themselves for the effects that accompany the warmer weather. “You’re going to see more extreme heat,” Kim Perrotta was quoted as saying in Brunswick News. The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment executive director spoke at climate change
More 30 C days on the horizon, report says Read More »
The conversation is underway. This week the Conservation Council released a new report aiming to start a dialogue about climate change and its effects on public health in New Brunswick. You can read the report, Healthy Climate, Healthy New Brunswickers: A proposal for New Brunswick that cuts pollution and protects health, here. The report, prepared
Fundy Baykeeper and our Marine Conservation Director Matt Abbott spoke to CBC’s Information Morning Saint John late last week about the removal of Milltown dam along the Skutik (St. Croix) River
Milltown dam removal ‘adds to excitement of restoration’ for gaspereau, Abbott Read More »
Our Executive Director Lois Corbett blasted NB Power CEO Gaetan Thomas this week for calling the federal government’s carbon tax “bad policy” while the utility he runs looks to double down on old-fashioned, 1980s electricity systems. “Sometimes I think that Mr. Thomas carries a great big purse around and in it is a whole bunch
Corbett blasts NB Power CEO, calls for 2030 coal phase-out plan Read More »
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