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Conservation Council appointed member of Sustainability Development Advisory Council

FREDERICTON – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, has been appointed by the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, to the Canada’s Sustainable Development Advisory Council. Developed in response to the federal government’s promise to update our nation’s environmental policy, members of the Sustainable Development […]

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Conservation Council supports Mi’kmaq First Nations’ Lawsuit

Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about today’s filing of a legal action by Mi’kmaq First Nations Chiefs opposing the provincial government’s 2014 Crown Forest Management Strategy. She is available for comment.“The statement of claim filed today clearly explains how the strategy is

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Conservation Council ecologist set to help NB teachers who want to take their classes outside

Media Releases / Olivia DeYoung

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council’s Learning Outside Coordinator, Nadine Ives, will join Emma McIntyre of Nature NB for an in-depth nature education training session for New Brunswick elementary teachers in Moncton this week. Thousands of teachers will participate in three different professional development days across the province on May 6 organized by the New Brunswick

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Looking for great ideas on new jobs and climate change action

Media Releases / Olivia DeYoung

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick citizens have been invited to comment online about how to build a smart climate plan for Canada and create jobs here at home, says the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Federal Minister and Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna used the eve of Earth Day 2016 to launch the public consultation

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Select Committee engages all NBers in growing the green economy

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Establishing a Select Committee on Climate Change is an excellent step toward engaging all New Brunswickers in the important work of growing our economy and protecting our communities from extreme weather and sea level rise. The Legislative Assembly voted unanimously in support of a motion to establish the all-party committee on Friday, April

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CCNB commends green spending in federal budget

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — The budget released this week delivers on the federal government’s commitments to act on climate change and begin transitioning Canada to a low carbon economy. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s first budget included significant investments in clean energy research and development, energy efficiency, and green infrastructure projects such as electric vehicle charging stations. It

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Statement on Provincial Water Protection Strategy

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the Department of Environment and Local Government’s Discussion Paper, Working Together to Build a Water Strategy for New Brunswick, released today. She is available for comment. “Environment Minister Brian Kenny gives us an excellent foundation for

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Commission’s Fracking Report Shows Moratorium Remains Smartest Policy And Time Is Right To Begin New Brunswick’s Transition to Low-Carbon Economy

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — The report released today from the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing provides more evidence that the provincial government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down the gauntlet for N.B. to start the transition to a thriving low-carbon economy. Consider what the Commissioners say in their

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Statement on Report From New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the report released today by the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing: “The Commissioners’ report gives New Brunswickers more evidence that our government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down

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New Report For Market Recommendations Ranks Atlantic Canadian Farmed Salmon As “Avoid”

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Chemical Use, Escapes, and Disease Continue to Pose a Threat to the Marine Environment and Endangered Wild Salmon Populations, According to New Seafood Watch Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 2, 2016 Halifax (NS), St. Andrews (NB) and Vancouver (BC) — Open net-pen Atlantic salmon remains on the “Avoid” list after a new assessment outlines the

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