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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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Parties reveal position on environment and conservation

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Three of New Brunswick’s political parties are saying ‘yes’ to clean air and water by indicating they would halt fracking activity and take steps to protect our Crown Forest should they form the next provincial government. Earlier this month, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick asked the province’s five political parties to share their conservation

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Just in time for Harvest, Conservation Council launches modernized BuyLocalNB directory

Community, Feature, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

For Immediate Release 300 growers and producers already listed Fredericton — Just in time for the harvest seasson, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) today released its new and improved BuyLocal NB website where you can find tasty locally grown vegetables, yummy fresh meat and sustainably produced seafood. The BuyLocal website at wwwbuylocalnb.ca is

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Statement in Response to Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water report

Media Releases / Matthew Abbott

August 19th, 2014 (Fredericton, NB) Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, released the following statement in response to the report from the Council of Canadians on the Energy East Pipeline proposal and significant water crossings: “We were very happy to collaborate on this excellent research report about the potential risk

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NB Ombudsman: government intentionally obstructing water protection regulation

Feature, Freshwater Protection, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

Conservation Council Press Release For Immediate Release Fredericton – On Friday, August 15, the New Brunswick Ombudsman, Charles Murray, tabled a report on his investigation into Department of Environment’s management of the Water Classification Program. The Report provides damning evidence in support of the complaint, indicating that successive ministers have been intentional in their

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