Uncategorized – CCNB

Support a Modern Energy System that Puts People First

Corey Robichaud — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:26:36 +0000

New Brunswickers are feeling the pressure. Power bills are soaring, waitlists for assistance keep growing, and too many renters and middle-income families are being left behind. Outdated policies are blocking the path to real, lasting change—and it’s time for that to end. We’re calling on the government to take bold, people-first action by…

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Help us reach our goal this #GivingTuesday2024

Corey Robichaud — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:16:24 +0000

This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating the impact our passionate supporters have on the province — people like you who care deeply about protecting New Brunswick’s environment and the incredible difference you’ve made in helping us achieve some big wins in 2024.This year, you let us know what matters most to you, and we listened. Through our open houses and surveys…

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Vote for nature!

Corey Robichaud — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:10:04 +0000

Voting for nature isn’t just about protecting wildlife and habitats; it’s about ensuring healthier communities, stronger economies, and a better future for our kids. This election, make your vote count by choosing candidates who will stand up for the environment and our shared well-being.

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Conservation Council welcomes hip hop artist, poet and painter to Harm to Harmony artist-in-residence and mentorship program

Corey Robichaud — Mon, 15 May 2023 14:35:19 +0000

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is thrilled to announce the newest additions to our From Harm to Harmony, Community-Engaged Artist-in-Residence and Mentorship Program. We are pleased to welcome Stephen Hero, a hip hop artist from Saint John, Shoshanna Wingate, a poet from Sackville, and Mario Doiron, a painter from Saint-Paul.The From Harm to Harmony artist in residency and mentorship…

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Send your letter to reverse biodiversity loss!

Corey Robichaud — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:04:33 +0000

This December, officials from 195 countries and the European Union gathered to discuss global progress on nature protection and come up with a plan to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. Because the world is watching, Nature Canada’s NatureBus has been visiting communities all over the country to collect messages of support for a plan to restore nature and deliver these messages to the Prime…

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Conservation Council’s Citizens’ Assembly on Electricity Affordability and Energy Poverty

Corey Robichaud — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:36:45 +0000

Energy poverty is a term used to describe households that spend more than six percent of their after-tax household income on heating, cooling, lighting their homes, and on fuel for vehicles.Around 37 percent of New Brunswickers experience energy poverty. Many are concerned about rising energy costs. Are you spending more than six percent of your after-tax household income on energy?

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Webinar: Why do wind energy projects fail?

Corey Robichaud — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:16:24 +0000

Join the Conservation Council of New Brunswick on December 7th, 1 p.m. to learn how a lack of trust, fairness, and community benefits combined to undermine community acceptance of two wind energy projects proposed for Northern New Brunswick.Dr. Louise Comeau, Director of Climate Solutions, and Louis-Charles Vaillancourt, researcher, will share the results of a year-long case study of the factors…

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Sign Our Petition: No More New Salmon Farms In The Bay Of Fundy!

Corey Robichaud — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:19:56 +0000

Matt Abbott says pesticides, disease endemic with dense salmon farming among issues with proposed new site in Beaver Harbour The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper says a proposed new salmon aquaculture site in the Outer Bay of Fundy would add…

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Send Your #StopSpraying Letter

Corey Robichaud — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:23:00 +0000

Use our letter-writing tool to tell your MLA, Premier Holt, Minister Lepage and all party leaders to ban the spraying of our forest. Our pre-written letter will get you started, but we encourage you to add your comments on spraying and large-scale clearcutting and how it has affected you.Want to help more? Share this campaign with friends and family to let them know you care or are concerned with…

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Upcoming webinar: Benefits and Challenges to Electrifying New Brunswick’s School Bus Fleet

Corey Robichaud — Mon, 30 May 2022 14:02:24 +0000

Join our climate change and energy solutions project coordinator, Adam Mahoney at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, for a public discussion on the benefits and challenges of converting the province’s school bus fleet to electric, what we’ve discovered throughout our research, what our next steps in our campaign to electrify New Brunswick’s school buses.The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has…

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