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Conservation Council pleased with environmental focus in Throne Speech

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

(Fredericton, N.B.) — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is applauding the provincial government for placing sustainable job creation and environmental protection at the forefront of its mandate. The throne speech delivered today by Lieutenant Governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau on behalf of Premier Brian Gallant’s Liberal government made several mentions of the government’s commitment to the […]

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Statement on Mactaquac Project

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is encouraged to see NB Power taking a serious look at the future of the Mactaquac hydro-generating facility. NB Power has laid out three options under consideration and has developed a review process for each. This process involves extensive scientific studies undertaken by scientists at the Canadian Rivers Institute,

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Finally, a real discussion about climate change

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Four premiers now agree climate change must be factor in Energy East oil pipeline decision (Fredericton) — The future of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline is now dependent on a comprehensive climate impact assessment as four premiers have signaled their concern for the planet now outpaces pipeline proponents. Last week representatives from Quebec

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Pipeline project threatens Picture Province’s rivers, streams and iconic Bay of Fundy

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Proposed pipeline would contribute almost twice as much carbon pollution to the air as all of New Brunswick, but climate change ignored in the filing (Fredericton, N.B.) The Executive Director of Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the multiple risks associated with a proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to Saint John could put thousands of

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CCNB’s Lois Corbett available to comment on TransCanada’s application to NEB

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Media Advisory Attention News Editors: The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, will be available for media interviews following a quick review of the documents released today by the National Energy Board with respect to TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline project. Key Issues of Concern: Can we handle a spill? New Brunswick

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Proposed regulation flagged by biologists

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

New federal government regulation proposes to kill wild fish to protect fish farms This proposed regulation would impact all coastal provinces; Federal regulation of fresh water aquaculture ignored (OTTAWA, ON, Oct 22, 2014) Proposed regulations for the aquaculture industry do not deliver on the responsibilities of Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) to

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Conservation Council congratulates Premier Gallant and his Cabinet upon official swearing-in

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON – The Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick is extending congratulations to Premier Gallant, and his newly appointed Cabinet Ministers, being sworn into power today by Lieutenant Governor Graydon Nicholas. “We’d like to congratulate Mr. Gallant and all Cabinet members as they prepare to serve the best interests of the people of

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick applauds Premier-designate Brian Gallant for recent announcement on job creation

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREDERICTON – Premier-designate Brian Gallant has pledged to grow the provincial economy by focusing on innovation-based entrepreneurship and making it easier to get the research currently underway at our universities and tech incubators out into the world. “We applaud this approach and support Mr. Gallant in his drive toward creating new jobs and

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Fredericton joins largest climate march in world history

Climate and Energy, Media Releases, Webinars & Events / Tracy Glynn

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick and Fredericton residents will join hundreds of thousands of people from across the world this weekend in a historic mass action to stop climate change and build an economy for the future. A People’s Climate March will happen in Fredericton at the same time that an estimated quarter of

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Les partis révèlent leur position sur l’environnement et la conservation

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Trois des partis politiques du Nouveau-Brunswick disent « oui » à l’assainissement de l’air et de l’eau en indiquant qu’ils cesseraient toute activité de fracturation hydraulique et prendraient les mesures nécessaires afin de protéger notre forêt de la Couronne s’ils formaient le prochain gouvernement provincial. Au début de septembre, le Conseil de conservation du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) a

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