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Province relaxes controls on cancer-causing pollutants from Miramichi mill

Miramichi – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is asking the province of New Brunswick to reinstate and enforce pollution controls on formaldehyde emissions from the OSB mill in Miramichi and set limits on their acetaldehyde emissions. Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde are known cancer-causing pollutants. According to Environment Canada’s national pollutant release inventory and Pollution Watch, […]

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Fundy Baykeeper celebrates the restoration of gaspereau to their native spawning grounds in the St. Croix River

Feature, Media Releases / Matthew Abbott

April 23, 2013, St Andrews, NB: This spring gaspereau, a river herring species also called alewives, will finally be allowed up the fish ladder at the Grand Falls Dam on the St. Croix River, 18 years after being blocked from over 95% of their historic spawning habitat. Yesterday Maine Governor Paul LePage announced he will

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Conservation Council announces 2013 eco-heroes

Feature, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

For Immediate Release Fredericton – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick will present its annual Milton F. Gregg Conservation Awards in Fredericton on Saturday, April 27th. The award for lifetime achievement will be presented to Alma Brooks, a Maliseet grandmother and long-time activist for the Wulustuk River, also known as the Saint John River. Charles

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Study shows severe nuclear accident at Point Lepreau 40 times more likely than initially thought

Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

For Immediate Release On Friday, January 18, 2013, NB Power released the preliminary results of a study that showed that NB Power has grossly underestimated earthquake risk. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) ordered a new site specific seismic hazard study be completed as a result of CCNB’s intervention at the licensing hearings for Point

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Nova Scotia Fish Farms Impacting Environment: Report

Feature, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

Full report available here Halifax: Seven years after the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NS DFA) issued their first and only report on environmental monitoring at aquaculture sites in the province, an updated report indicates that open pen finfish farms are having a negative impact on the environment. According to the new report, there

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What’s in the air in Penobsquis? Government failing to monitor air quality

Feature, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

For Immediate Release Fredericton – While the public awaits the loudly-touted government shale gas regulations, CCNB is dismayed to learn about the lack of regulations currently governing the expanding gas industry in Penobsquis. Five months after filing an official request for information concerning air quality in Penobsquis, CCNB has learned that there is no permanent

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Winona LaDuke to visit Fredericton

Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

January 29, 2013 For Immediate Release Fredericton – Winona LaDuke, an Anishinaabe activist for Native Americans and the environment and internationally acclaimed author and orator, will be in Fredericton on Feb. 6th-7th. The public is invited to a conversation with LaDuke on Wednesday, Feb. 6th at 7:00pm at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre (35 Dedam St.,

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Conservation Council clarifies work on Saint John River

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

January 21, 2013 Conservation Council clarifies work on Saint John River Re: “Project changes will ease fears — group” by Tara Chislett, published in The Daily Gleaner on Jan. 19th. We are pleased to learn that WWF is clarifying its handling of its “Living Rivers” project on the Saint John River. The Conservation Council of

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Canada’s first centre dedicated to swimmable, drinkable, fishable water to open in Saint John, NB

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

January 14, 2013 Canada’s waterways will have a stronger voice in 2013, with the creation of a new water-oriented arts and education facility in the nation’s oldest city. Inspired by the work of Waterkeepers and other grassroots, community-oriented organizations, the centre will promote swimmable, drinkable, fishable water through community-building, information sharing, research, and leadership development.

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