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Every year hundreds of NBers try to carve the spookiest Jack-O’-Lanterns possible. This Halloween, why not use your family’s pumpkin-carving tradition as an opportunity to give local farmers a much-appreciated show of support? If 10 per cent of New Brunswickers buy a $5 pumpkin, that equals more than $370,000 in sales. That’s just a drop […]
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We’re pretty certain the authors of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms didn’t have the right to pollute, at will, in mind when they penned the iconic document. Irving Pulp and Paper intends to launch a Charter challenge claiming that the 15 charges of illegal dumping into the St. John River levied against it
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The Conservation Council of New Brunswick responded to news of TransCanada’s decision to cancel its proposed Energy East diluted bitumen pipeline with both a sigh of relief for New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy and coastal communities so dependent upon it, and hope that this decision will spur New Brunswick and Canada to aggressively go after
Relief and hope: Conservation Council reacts to end of Energy East Read More »
Great news for all who love our Bay of Fundy and New Brunswick’s beautiful freshwater rivers, lakes and streams. TransCanada has announced it is abandoning its Energy East oil sands pipeline — a project we here at the Conservation Council have been working hard to stop for the past five years. We want to thank
A big win for the Bay of Fundy Read More »
A group of international scientists gathered in Ottawa today to say there is no longer any doubt that common neonicotinoid pesticides are killing bees. The scientists with the International Union for Conservation of Nature released an update to their seminal 2015 report on toxic chemicals in pesticides, in which they reviewed more than 1,100 peer-reviewed
No longer any doubt neonics are killing bees, birds and more: scientists Read More »
Proposed community-owned wind project would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes Residents in Sackville, N.B., want to build its first community-owned wind-farm that would power up to 7,000 homes in the area, and help reduce carbon pollutio. What they need now is the go-ahead from NB Power. “New Brunswick Power is in the place now
Proposed community-owned Wind Farm would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes Read More »
Looking for more resources on energy efficiency and clean energy technology? Look no further! The Conservation Council of New Brunswick wants to help you make informed choices about the energy you use and where it comes from. That’s why the Conservation Council has been hard at work gathering resources from around the province aimed
Making Informed Choices — our guide to going green Read More »
Today, the Conservation Council is releasing a forest report card that draws attention to the need for modern forestry laws in New Brunswick. Executive summaries are available in English and French. Thirty people, including forest scientists and representatives of conservation, woodlot owner and First Nation groups, told us what they thought about our Crown forest management. They overwhelming
The way we manage our forest is outdated: experts Read More »
Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council, today issued the following statement: “The Clerk of the Executive Council’s review of the January 2017 Ice Storm, released today, shines a spotlight on just what more works need to be done to protect our homes, families and towns and villages in the face of increasing numbers of
Conservation Council statement on release of 2017 Ice Storm Review Read More »
My introduction to the north Atlantic right whale was a spectacular one: standing on a sailboat in the Bay of Fundy surrounded by a pod of the majestic mammals. I could see the curious whales in every direction, some playfully slapping their fins and tail to the water, others sending powerful bursts of air and
How can you help the right whale? Read More »
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