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Increasing wood harvesting on New Brunswick Crown lands: What may we be missing?

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

A guest commentary by Ron Smith A recent decision by the New Brunswick government to enter into guaranteed wood supply contracts with forest companies, also referred to as the New Forest Strategy, has generated arguably unprecedented debate in the public arena. Much of this debate has focused on a lack of transparency or consultation. Until […]

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NB Media Co-op: Hundreds rally to oppose JD Irving-NB government plan for the forest

CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

“A decade ago, WWF found that our forest type, the Acadian forest, was one of six endangered forest types in North America. Instead of working on conserving and restoring our forest, our governments have allowed for its further degradation in the last ten years to the point that there is no large intact areas of

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NB Media Co-op: Hundreds come out to oppose Irving forestry deal

CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

Raw audio from the rally by From the Margins. Video by Roy MacMullin: speeches of Jean-Guy Comeau, Don Bowser and Rod Cumberland

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CBC: Hundreds protest Crown forestry deal outside legislature

CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

The turnout for this rally shows widespread concern about the forestry contracts, says Conservation Council of New Brunswick executive director Lois Corbett. “When I see folks car pool, bus from all over the province, speaking both official languages, have strong representation from young people, old people, First Nations and the entire conservation movement, we’ve got

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Come on down! Rally for Our Forest

Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

The Rally for Our Forest is happening Tuesday, May 13 at the NB Legislature in Fredericton. Gather at 12 noon. Speeches start at 12:30pm. Join us for lively rally under sunny skies with songs and speakers on why the forest plan must go. Come on down! Lyrics by Lawrence Wuest Come on Down Come on

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Rally for Our Forest

Forest Conservation, Webinars & Events / Tracy Glynn

Jobs Don’t Grow on Stumps! Stop the forest giveaway! When: Tuesday, May 13, 12:30pm Where: N.B. Legislature, Fredericton Facebook event page. The New Brunswick government’s new Forestry Strategy proposes to slash the proportion of public forest set aside to protect nature. Ignoring peoples’ concerns about how the public forest is managed, the government has gone

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New Brunswick’s forestry contract with J.D. Irving goes too far: CCNB

Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Fredericton — Behind closed doors, the government of New Brunswick has agreed to the request of one company to dramatically rewrite the rules that protect our public forests, argues the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB). Additionally, it has set aside almost two thirds of increased access to timber on Crown land, a publicly owned

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Alward’s forest plan must go: transparency, conservation groups

Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Fredericton – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is joining with transparency and conservation groups across the Maritimes to demand an end to secretive giveaways of our natural resources following the release of the provincial government’s forest plan last week. “The province says the new forest plan is about jobs and ‘more boots in the woods’ but it’s

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Good news for forest industry is not good news for our forest or communities

Feature, Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Conservation Council of New Brunswick Media Release Fredericton – Premier David Alward is promising good news for the forest industry in response to their lobbying efforts for long-term access to timber supply. The Conservation Council encourages the Alward government to consider the long-term health of New Brunswick’s mixedwood forest and our forest dependent communities in

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