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CCNB celebrates World Wetlands Day with virtual tour of NB wetlands

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — In honour of World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2), the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and New Brunswick wildlife and conservation photographer Nick Hawkins have released a virtual tour of NB wetlands. The tour will be available through the Conservation Council’s website using this link [not active until tomorrow at 7 a.m.]: http://www.conservationcouncil.ca/world-wetlands-day-ccnb-celebrates-with-a-virtual-tour-of-new-brunswick-wetlands/ “You can’t walk […]

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Statement on critical changes to pipeline/energy project assessment

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued this statement following the announcement today from Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna: “We want to congratulate Ministers Carr and McKenna for using both common sense and a comprehensive understanding of the

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Fish Farm Biosecurity Inadequate to Protect Wild Salmon

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is bringing attention to a study published last week in the Virology Journal that reported on the presence of a European strain of an Atlantic salmon virus — infectious salmon anemia (ISAv) — in British Columbia wild Pacific salmon. Inka Milewski, science advisor for the Conservation Council, said the study dispels

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TransCanada’s Revised Energy East Application More Than Doubles Number of Oil Tankers in Bay of Fundy and along U.S. East Coast

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Over 75% of Energy East Pipeline Capacity Would be Exported out of Saint John Dec. 17, Saint John — TransCanada’s revised Energy East pipeline application filed today would more than double the number of oil tankers carrying tar sands oil through the Bay of Fundy and down the coast of the United States from 115 to

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Changes to TransCanada’s bitumen pipeline proposal mean bigger burden on New Brunswick and Bay of Fundy

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

For Immediate Release December 17, Ottawa – The Energy East pipeline cannot be built now that Prime Minister Trudeau has agreed to a climate plan that limits warming to 1.5° Celsius, say numerous environmental groups in response to TransCanada’s updated Energy East application announced today. Estimates show the upstream production emissions of the pipeline,

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Conservation Council responds to provincial approval of Sisson Mine EIA

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Stephanie Merrill, Director of Freshwater Protection with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Environment’s approval of the Sisson Mine Environmental Impact Assessment: “I’m surprised by today’s announcement considering it’s been made in a vacuum. Final approval of this project is a joint

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick reacts to Throne Speech

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to see the provincial government has included water, forests, climate change and local food as priority areas for the year ahead. The speech was delivered today by Lieutenant Governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau on behalf of Premier Brian Gallant’s government to mark the official opening of the

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Wildlife, forestry and conservation groups join with scientists and academics to call for new Crown Lands and Forests Act

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — A broad range of public interest groups and experts in New Brunswick says new legislation is needed to ensure our public forests are being managed to meet the needs of all New Brunswickers. The group, which includes representatives from wildlife organizations, the scientific community, private woodlot owners, environmental and conservation organizations, is calling

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Wildlife, forestry and conservation groups join with scientists and academics to call for new Crown Lands and Forests Act

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

For immediate release: 12:00pm (Atlantic), Wed., Nov. 25, 2015 When: Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at 11 a.m. Where: St. Croix Room, Crowne Plaza Fredericton, 659 Queen St., Fredericton Who: Rick Doucet, New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners; Rod Currie, New Brunswick Wildlife Federation; Peter Cronin, NB Salmon Council; Lois Corbett, Conservation Council of New Brunswick; Roberta Clowater,

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100 groups call on Trudeau to stop pipeline reviews before Paris climate talks

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

A broad cross-section of 100 environmental, business and community interests, including the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and many participants in the current National Energy Board (NEB) reviews, are asking Prime Minister Trudeau, before heading to Paris, to keep his promise and stop the costly, broken pipeline reviews, including Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain and TransCanada’s

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