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One of the world’s largest tailing dams is proposed to be constructed in the upper Nashwaak River Valley as part of the proposed Sisson mine operation. With catastrophic mine waste spills on the rise and the fact that the Sisson mine’s permitting process did not adequately examine the possibility of a tailings breach, there is […]
Event: Protecting the Nashwaak from a mine’s tailings Read More »
Algae season in New Brunswick is officially upon us. The province issued a blue-green algae advisory for Nashwaak Lake on Tuesday, July 25 after lab tests confirmed the presence of a bloom in the typically cold-water lake north of Fredericton. By now, you’ve probably heard of algae blooms — especially when they keep you from
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A new report says Canada’s cities and towns should leave wetlands intact if they want to save money when it comes to damages brought on by flooding linked to climate change. As we already know, wetlands, including our bug-ridden bogs, marshes and slimy swamps, are natural flood-water sponges that can easily and quickly absorb excessive
Mayors who preserve wetlands save big bucks, study finds Read More »
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has stopped requiring pipeline companies to publish the geographic coordinates of pipeline repairs, DeSmog Canada has discovered. Until recently, the NEB openly posted the GPS coordinates of pipeline repairs. In the last few months, however, the NEB has quietly allowed companies to keep that information from the public. According
Pipeline companies are permitted to keep integrity digs secret from the public Read More »
(FREDERICTON) — Getting ready for beach time in New Brunswick? Before you go, download the brand-new version of the Swim Guide app. With over a million users worldwide, the popular (and free!) application gives beachgoers access to the latest water quality monitoring results for their favourite beaches, along with descriptions, photos, and directions. New in
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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 »
This past week (May 17-23), more than 29,000 gaspereau moved up the Milltown fishway located at the head-of-tide on the St. Croix River between New Brunswick and Maine — marking the highest count for this seven-day period since 1996. Seeing the spawning run off to such a strong start is a real cause for celebration, as much
Big things are happening for a little New Brunswick fish Read More »
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text 0=”” css=”.vc_custom_1494861993793{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: -30px !important;}”]Conservation Council Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with the Canadian Press last week about New Brunswick’s ongoing efforts to address water contamination at Parlee Beach.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7334″ img_size=”300 x 200″ style=”vc_box_border_circle”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1494858624365{margin-top: -30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]In the May 12 article, both Corbett and Remi Donelle, manager of the Shediac Bay Watershed Association,
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Don’t stop at just one beach when it comes to protecting the Northumberland Strait — that was Lois Corbett’s main message during interviews with CBC Radio on Thursday, May 12. The Executive Director of the Conservation Council spoke with CBC’s Information Morning in Moncton and Fredericton about the provincial and federal governments’ announcement this week
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The Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett was featured in a CBC article about the provincial government’s newly-announced infrastructure investments and restrictions on new development specific to Parlee Beach.
Corbett called the funding an important step toward keeping our bays and beaches clean, but noted it’s not enough to solve the problem entirely.
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