Official CCNB Media Releases
Oceans’ Week starts with call for Gulf-wide moratorium and arms-length review panel Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, June 9, 2014 – Fishermen, environmentalists, First Nations, and others kicked off International Oceans’ Week with a demand to the federal, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick and Quebec governments to immediately place a moratorium on […]
For immediate Release Scientists find risks to water most significant threat from fracking Fredericton – Today the much anticipated Environment Canada study commissioned to the Council of Canadian Academies was released. The “Expert Panel on Harnessing Science & Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction” of 14 scientists has produced a good
CCNB responds to Council of Canadian Academies report on Shale Gas Read More »
Fredericton — Behind closed doors, the government of New Brunswick has agreed to the request of one company to dramatically rewrite the rules that protect our public forests, argues the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB). Additionally, it has set aside almost two thirds of increased access to timber on Crown land, a publicly owned
New Brunswick’s forestry contract with J.D. Irving goes too far: CCNB Read More »
NB native Lois Corbett moves home to take the helm of environmental group Fredericton, April 22, 2014 — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director. Lois Corbett comes to CCNB with 30 years of environmental policy experience working for the non-profit sector, government, and
Conservation Council appoints new Executive Director Read More »
Fredericton – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is joining with transparency and conservation groups across the Maritimes to demand an end to secretive giveaways of our natural resources following the release of the provincial government’s forest plan last week. “The province says the new forest plan is about jobs and ‘more boots in the woods’ but it’s
Alward’s forest plan must go: transparency, conservation groups Read More »
For Immediate Release March 19, 2014 Halifax, NS; St Andrews, NB – Communities and conservation organizations are alarmed at the significant public dollars that have been spent on subsidizing poor fish farming practices in Atlantic Canada. In the last two decades, almost $139 million taxpayer dollars have been spent on “compensating” open-net pen fish farms
Groups call for end to public bailouts for open-pen salmon feedlots Read More »
Fredericton – Corridor Resources has registered Phase III of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which proposes to frack 4 gas wells in the McCully Gas Field at Penobsquis. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) has reviewed the proposal which is open for a public comment period, ending March 8, 2014. CCNB submits that while the
Fracking EIA an opportunity to incorporate Health Impact Assessment Read More »
Fredericton – Biologists, hunting, fishing and outdoors recreation groups and conservationists are uniting in a call to ban herbicides in the forest by sending a letter today to New Brunswick Natural Resources Minister Paul Robichaud. The letter, which attempts to set the record straight on the impacts of using herbicides in the forest was signed
Ban forest herbicides to bring back wildlife: biologists, hunters and conservationists Read More »
Conservation Council of New Brunswick Media Release Fredericton – Premier David Alward is promising good news for the forest industry in response to their lobbying efforts for long-term access to timber supply. The Conservation Council encourages the Alward government to consider the long-term health of New Brunswick’s mixedwood forest and our forest dependent communities in
Good news for forest industry is not good news for our forest or communities Read More »
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick deeply regrets the violence that occurred in Rexton on Oct. 17th. We are disheartened by the way the injunction on the ongoing blockade was enforced, with excessive aggression by way of tactical force, weapons and arrests. We offer sincere support and solidarity to the people of Elsipogtog First Nation,
Conservation Council responds to the events in Rexton Read More »
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