Official CCNB Media Releases
PRESS RELEASE Select Committee on Climate Change Report Could Set Stage for a Sustainable New Brunswick October 24, 2016 Fredericton – The Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change is a testament to the value of making our voices heard. Members of the eight-member, all-party committee listened to New Brunswickers and have delivered […]
October 19, 2016 Fredericton – Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement in response to the announcement of New Brunswick’s Local Food and Beverage Strategy by Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Rick Doucet on Oct. 19. We agree with Minister Doucet when he says the action plan will
Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the Department of Environment and Local Government’s report, Working Together to Build a Water Strategy for New Brunswick – Summary of Comments, released today. She is available for comment. The Summary of Comments report documents the feedback
Statement on Provincial Water Protection Strategy report released today Read More »
Media Statement October 6, 2016 Fredericton, N.B. — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) applauds the federal Government decision to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. More than 200 federal MPs voted in favor of the historic motion on Wednesday evening, officially adding Canada to the list of over 60 countries, accounting for 55
Louise Comeau, Director Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Conservation Council of New Brunswick The federal Government is negotiating with provinces and territories a package of actions designed to ensure Canada delivers on the commitments it made at the United Nations climate change negotiations held in Paris, France, in December 2015. The Paris Agreement enters into
Media Backgrounder on Carbon Pricing: Implications of federal proposal for New Brunswick Read More »
September 29, 2016 PRESS RELEASE Fredericton, N.B. – A national assessment by the Pembina Institute of provincial progress on climate action commitments finds New Brunswick at the back of the pack on climate action.The Race to the Front: Tracking Pan-Canadian Climate Progress and Where We Go from Here report, released in collaboration with the Conservation
The Conservation Council’s statement in response to the Federal government’s intention to accelerate the phase-out of coal By Dr. Louise Comeau, Conservation Council September 2, 2016 The Government of Canada today indicated its intention to advance phase-out of coal to generate electricity while being sensitive to regional concerns and potential impacts on the middle class
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August 12, 2016 FREDERICTON, N.B – If you live in Fredericton, you know that calling the weather we’ve experienced this July and August “hot” is an understatement. Five years ago the provincial government’s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) began the Heat Alert Assistance Program to monitor and issue public heat advisories to the public. Since its inception
MEDIA ADVISORY August 8, 2016 Contact Info: Mike Girard, Communications Director O: 506-458-874 / C: 506-999-6431 WHEN: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 WHERE: Hilton Saint John, Loyalist Room, Market Square, Saint John WHO: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, Conservation Council of New Brunswick Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper, Conservation Council of New Brunswick WHAT: Lois Corbett and Matt
Conservation Council to address NEB panel session on Energy East in Saint John Read More »
July 29, 2016 FREDERICTON — Tracy Glynn, the forest program director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the report released today by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH) on glyphosate. The report confirms what we have long feared — that the forest industry uses more glyphosate
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