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Our Learning Outside Coordinator, Nadine Ives, and a couple of our new summer interns were in beautiful St. Andrews this week helping the summer campers at the Dragonfly Centre for Autism plant their brand-new pollinator garden. Everyone was all smiles after spending the day digging in the soil and planting flowers with Nadine and some […]
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Amid evidence that at least two of the seven right whales recently found dead in the waters off New Brunswick were likely struck by a ship, a wildlife pathologist leading the investigation says it’s time to slow down tanker and ship traffic in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust of the Atlantic Veterinary
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Good news for people driving electric vehicles or those considering the gasoline-free or hybrid route in New Brunswick. NB Power is launching a public network of electric vehicle charging stations in 15 locations along the province’s busiest highways. The utility made the announcement last week and expects the network to be complete by year’s end.
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Ben Baldwin will forever be remembered by many Miramichiers and New Brunswickers as the farmer who used his scientific knowledge to take on the polluters of Miramichi. Ben died peacefully at his home in Miramichi on July 7, 2017 at the age of 86. A founder of the Miramichi Environmental Society and a former board
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*Nick Saul, Co-founder and President and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada speaking to students Meal Exchange recently held its National Student Food Summit for the 14th year in a row. I was fortunate enough to attend the summit for the first time as a representative from the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton Campus Food
Food Security takes center stage at the 14th annual National Student Food Summit Read More »
June 27, 2017, TORONTO — How much you know about water quality at your local beach depends on where you live in Canada, reveals the Canada Beach Report, a new report on the state of recreational water quality monitoring across the country released today. Government routinely tests beaches and compares results to recreational water quality guidelines
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A four-year assessment of Canada’s freshwater resources, completed by World Wildlife Fund-Canada (WWF-Canada), has found all of Canada’s freshwater watersheds are ‘under tremendous stress,’ including the Saint John-St.Croix and Maritime Coastal watersheds in New Brunswick. WWF-Canada’s Watershed Report, the first national study of Canada’s freshwater ecosystems, assesses both the health and stresses facing all 25
New Brunswick watersheds are at risk, new WWF-Canada study shows Read More »
The Auditor General of New Brunswick, Kim MacPherson, has delivered a substantive review of the province’s climate change plan and what is needed to turn policy intentions into on-the-ground work to protect homes and communities from what she says “may be one of the greatest challenges for communities, governments and corporations in the coming decades.”
Conservation Council reacts to Auditor General’s report on climate action in N.B. Read More »
As of this morning, St. Andrews-by-the Sea is ranked #2 in the race for top 10 USA Today’s Reader’s Choice nominees for best destination in Canada 2017, challenging larger cities like Montreal and Quebec City, and proving the value of Atlantic Canada’s coastal communities. A round of applause for the St. Andrews locals for making
Summer is such a wonderful time in New Brunswick– warm weather and longer days mean more afternoons drifting down the St. John River with friends, paddling up the Musquash with your kids, weekends at your favorite beach, backyard BBQs and much more. It’s easy to see why Canadians sometimes forget to support their favorite causes
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