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Corbett on Sisson Partnership’s plan to dump mining waste in Nashwaak watershed

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, spoke with several media outlets about the Sisson Partnership’s plan to dump mine waste into waterways in the Nashwaak watershed. The partnership, comprised of Northcliff Resources and Todd Minerals, is applying to the federal government for permission to dump mining waste into portions of fish-bearing waterways, destroying Sisson Brook and […]

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Sisson proponent staying course on risky, old-fashioned mine

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with Terry Seguin of CBC’s Information Morning Fredericton about the latest news regarding the proposed Sisson Mine. Despite lessons learned in the wake of the disastrous Mount Polley Mine tailings spill in B.C. four years ago, the company behind the Sisson proposal is proceeding with the old fashioned way of

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Poll shows huge appetite for provincewide plastic bag ban: Corbett

CCNB in the News / Hannah Moore

As we see plastic bags float through natural environments with the grace of a bird or tranquility of a jellyfish, it draws questions and concern as to how these foreign, manmade materials have made their way into our beloved natural surroundings, begging the question: Why do we continue to use these non-degradable, single-use bags in

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Corbett welcomes “breakthrough” budget, $1.3B for conservation

CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal that the federal government’s 2018-19 budget is a “breakthrough for whales, wildlife and water.” Corbett said the government’s investment of $1.3 billion to protect nature shows that it is listening and acting, like never before, on Canadians’ deep connection to nature and their desire to

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Climate change causing dramatic shift in Bay of Fundy fisheries

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation / Jon MacNeill

Fishermen, scientists, and those living and working along the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine, like our own Fundy Baykeeper, say climate change and rising ocean temperatures are already having a pronounced impact on the fisheries so critical to the region. Our Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott was among those who described changes they are

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Top marks to Fisheries Act changes: Corbett

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Marine Conservation / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, joined conservation and environmental groups clear across the country in welcoming proposed changes to Canada’s Fisheries Act. In articles published in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal and CBC New Brunswick, Corbett and our Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott said the new legislation is good news for New Brunswick, the Bay of Fundy,

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Another missed opportunity: Corbett on budget 2018-19

CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told reporters the province’s 2018-19 budget was another missed opportunity to help New Brunswickers deal with the health and safety risks of climate change. Corbett told CBC New Brunswick on Jan. 31 that it was another “status quo” budget that was “a missed opportunity to help people take action at

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Baykeeper watching as world’s largest salmon farming company moves into Bay of Fundy

CCNB in the News, Fundy Baykeeper / Jon MacNeill

Our Fundy Baykeeper says he will be watching to see how the arrival of the world’s largest salmon farming company in the Bay of Fundy impacts the already stressed waters of New Brunswick’s iconic bay. Norway’s Marine Harvest, the world’s biggest player in salmon aquaculture, recently took over the operation of nine farm sites in

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Corbett on the provincial water protection strategy

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

The provincial water protection strategy, released just before Christmas, lays out smart steps to protect water, an ambitious timeline to enact them, and demonstrates what can happen when people speak up for clean water. That was the message our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, had for reporters after the provincial government unveiled its plan, A Water

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No incentives: Corbett pans province’s climate change bill

CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director Lois Corbett largely panned the provincial government’s new climate change legislation, telling reporters the legislation misses the mark on pricing carbon and doesn’t provide enough help to New Brunswickers to use less fossil fuels. “I understand what the government is trying to do by saying we’re going to take some action on

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Corbett on Sisson Partnership’s plan to dump mining waste in Nashwaak watershed

Sisson proponent staying course on risky, old-fashioned mine

Poll shows huge appetite for provincewide plastic bag ban: Corbett

Corbett welcomes “breakthrough” budget, $1.3B for conservation

Climate change causing dramatic shift in Bay of Fundy fisheries

Top marks to Fisheries Act changes: Corbett

Another missed opportunity: Corbett on budget 2018-19

Baykeeper watching as world’s largest salmon farming company moves into Bay of Fundy

Corbett on the provincial water protection strategy

No incentives: Corbett pans province’s climate change bill

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