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Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told reporters this week that Fredericton city council needs to scrap its controversial plan to overhaul Officers’ Square and start the process from scratch. She also called on the city to create a new tree bylaw to prevent a similar fiasco from happening again. Corbett spoke with Terry Seguin of […]
Corbett calls for Fredericton tree bylaw, Officers’ Square restart Read More »
More than 200 people gathered in Fredericton on Tuesday night for a public meeting to address the city’s proposed ‘revitalization’ of Officers’ Square. The plan — which includes cutting down 19 mature trees, including a century-old elm – has received backlash from the public. A petition calling for all work to halt, and for the
“Cities around the world will grow around a tree” Read More »
Our Learning Outside Coordinator, Nadine Ives, got a little love from the CBC this week for all her hard work on a project that’s close to our heart and those living inf the greater Capital region. Through our Learning Outside Project, Nadine has helped transform the Lincoln Wetland Nature Reserve into an outdoor classroom for
Three cheers for Learning Outside! Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two homeowners featured in our upcoming Passport to a Low Carbon Economy EcoHomes Tour spoke with CBC Shift NB’s Vanessa Vander Valk this week to share their story and let New Brunswickers know how fun and beneficial switching to a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle has been for them. Peeter and Kate Vihvelin live off-grid at their
“One thing we’ve discovered, solar panels generate really amazing amounts of power” Read More »
Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, spoke with CBC News about the provincial government’s recent announcement to expand water quality testing to eight provincial beaches in New Brunswick. “What it does is it gives people — moms and dads, and grandmothers and grandfathers — some assurance that when the children ask them to go swimming today
Water testing at provincial beaches smart move: Corbett Read More »
“I wish I was surprised.” That’s what our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, told reporters after it was revealed in Saint John provincial court Tuesday that a St. George salmon farming company had deliberately used an illegal pesticide last summer. The company, Northern Harvest Sea Farms, pled guilty to violating New Brunswick’s Pesticides Control Act on
Fundy Baykeeper blasts deliberate, illegal pesticide use in the Bay of Fundy Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”138217″ img_size=”700 x 400″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, appeared on CBC New Brunswick’s evening news broadcast, Shift NB, and CBC’s The National on May 7 to comment on contaminants in the floodwaters wreaking havoc across the province. As floodwaters continued to rise in some parts of the province, officials with New Brunswick’s Emergency
We need to be vigilant: Corbett on contaminated flood waters Read More »
Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, told CBC News he will be closely monitoring an impending court case involving New Brunswick-based aquaculture company Northern Harvest Sea Farms. The company, which has licenses to operate nine salmon farms on the Bay of Fundy, is alleged to have violated section 15 of New Brunswick’s Pesticides Control Act, which
N.B. aquaculture company to face rare charges in provincial court Read More »
Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told media outlets that the Just Transition Task Force will have coal workers’ backs, and that the transition away from coal-fired electricity will create more job opportunities for workers and communities in the fast-growing renewable energy sector. Corbett was in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 25 as Environment and Climate Change
Corbett talks Just Transition Task Force for coal phase out Read More »
Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told media outlets the new report on water quality at Parlee Beach provides important baseline information on the health of Shediac Bay and urges decision-makers to “step back and think about the bay” when considering any new development. Corbett spoke to the Moncton Times & Transcript, CBC New Brunswick, and
Corbett on release of Parlee Beach water quality reports and recommendations Read More »
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