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Clean water should be top priority

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”N.B. Election 2020: Questions to ask local candidates” h2_font_container=”font_size:26″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1598468206149{background-color: #dff2fe !important;}”]Will you commit to protecting at least 10 per cent of land and water in New Brunswick by 2020, including increases to buffer zones along our rivers and streams, and protecting drinking water, watersheds and wetlands in our Crown forest? […]

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Low, warm water stresses river life

CCNB in the News, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, spoke with the Fredericton Daily Gleaner in late July about the unusually low water level of some of New Brunswick’s rivers this summer. The Gleaner’s Michael Staples reports that stream flows in June were below normal across most of the province, with southern watersheds recording less than 45 per cent

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“It’s important to have everyone involved”: Corbett calls for consultation before Sisson extension

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, spoke to CBC New Brunswick about the long-delayed Sisson Mine proposal on July 24. As the CBC’s Bob Jones put it: It’s been a tough year for Northcliff Resources Ltd., the company behind a long delayed tungsten and molybdenum mine development known as the Sisson project in central New Brunswick. Its

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Fantastic news, now down to the details: Corbett on province doubling protected natural areas by 2020

CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection, Marine Conservation / Corey Robichaud

Years of work, guidance and leadership from conservation groups in New Brunswick finally came to fruition earlier this month as the provincial government announced a commitment to double the amount of protected land and water in New Brunswick by 2020. The move will increase the total percentage of protected areas in New Brunswick from 4.6

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Where our forest is being sprayed this summer

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

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‘A different scenario than we’ve seen in the lakes’: Researcher says toxic blue-green algae found along vast stretch of Wolastoq river

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Joe Tunney

“I think the important thing is providing as clear information as we can that this is a different scenario than we’ve seen in the lakes. It’s different than what we’d heard of before. People need to be aware of that when making decisions to spend time recreating on the water, until we have better guidelines we can provide everyone.”

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Mercury contamination in N.B. fish: what you need to know

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

Mercury poses a serious health risk, whether it is airborne or concentrated in water. It is an especially severe risk to people consuming fish as recreational fishermen or traditional and/or mainstay sources of protein.

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Milltown dam to be removed, gaspereau double in population

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation / Joe Tunney

“We were really hopeful to see a jump like this. We hope to see more again next year,” said Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper and our Marine Conservation Director.

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Canada is once again a world leader in fisheries management and protection

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation / Joe Tunney

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick celebrates and applauds the successful efforts to improve how our fisheries and oceans are managed with the passage of the new Fisheries Act today.
With long-awaited changes to the Act now passed into law, the country is once again a world leader in fisheries management and ocean protection.

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