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NB and Maine announce new study on the effect of forestry management on deer population

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Corey Robichaud

University of New Brunswick researchers are teaming up with Department of Energy and Resource Development scientists, the State of Maine, the University of Maine and JD Irving to study our region’s whitetail deer populations. The announcement of a joint study on whitetail deer populations in New Brunswick and Maine came in response to a petition […]

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Kevin Lamoureux: Meeting the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Calls to Action

Webinars & Events / Tracy Glynn

MEETING THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION CALLS TO ACTION (Fredericton, February 21, 2017) The UNB Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action Committee is proud to host Kevin Lamoureux, Associate Vice President Indigenous Affairs, University of Winnipeg, who will present “Meeting the TRC’s calls to action” on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in Marshall d’Avray Hall,

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Tideland Doc Fest tours NB

Webinars & Events / Tracy Glynn

Kokota: The Islet of Hope is touring New Brunswick in February as part of Tideland Doc Fest. Seating is limited, please reserve your tickets via Eventbrite at the links below. SACKVILLE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-vogue-cinema-sackville-nb-tickets-30554945665 MONCTON: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-aberdeen-cultural-centre-moncton-nb-tickets-31501830824 FREDERICTON: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-charlotte-street-arts-centre-fredericton-nb-tickets-31501736542 SAINT JOHN: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-kent-theater-saint-john-nb-tickets-31501642260 Facebook event page.

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Lois Corbett reacts to Budget 2017-18

CCNB in the News / Corey Robichaud

The Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett spoke with Adam Huras from the Telegraph-Journal about the government’s missed opportunity to focus on energy efficiency and climate change in the 2017-18 budget. “The government missed an important opportunity when it chose not to increase spending to help low-income families and seniors invest in energy efficiency retrofits for their

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Shake it up! Youth Environmental Action Conference in Fredericton

Uncategorized / Emily Mcphee

Calling all high school and university students! “Shake It up and Take Charge” at the Youth Environmental Action Network conference at Killarney Lake Lodge on February 18th in Fredericton! Learn effective tools and techniques to increase peer engagement and awareness in your community and find ways to extend the reach of messaging to different demographics.

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“It was the right decision. The process was broken,” says CCNB Fundy Baykeeper on NEB decision to restart Energy East Review

CCNB in the News, Freshwater Protection, Marine Conservation / Corey Robichaud

Weeks after we requested that the East Energy review start anew, Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott spoke with Simon Delattre of l’Acadie Nouvelle where he applauded the National Energy Board decision to restart the East Energy from the ground up. “The process was broken. All decisions were suspect, forming a new committee was the

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World Wetlands Day 2017 – Celebrate with a Virtual Tour of New Brunswick Wetlands!

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

You can’t walk far in New Brunswick without getting your feet wet. New Brunswick’s wetlands can be beautiful, peaceful, full of life and they are critical to our forests, our coastlines and our marine waters. They deserve to be protected and they deserve to be celebrated. That’s why, in honour of World Wetlands Day, Feb. 2, the

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CCNB’s Fundy Baykeeper calls for NEB reform before the review moves forward

Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

CCNB’s Fundy Baykeeper applauds restart of Energy East Pipeline Review and calls for a reform of the NEB before the review moves forward The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Fundy Baykeeper applauds the National Energy Board’s decision on Friday to restart the Energy East review process. “This is an important decision, but not an unexpected

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Breaking news — pipeline board orders a reset on Energy East, and high level cabinet committee on climate plan announced

Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

The National Energy Board panel reviewing the Energy East (EE) pipeline project ruled on Friday that all decisions made by the previous panel members, who recused themselves in September last year are void and will be removed from the official hearing record. Former EE Panel members Roland George, Lyne Mercier and Jacques Gauthier stepped down from their positions

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Second pipeline break in Saskatchewan strikes First Nations land

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

Barely six months after the Husky Oil pipeline break that spilled up to 250,000 litres of heavy oil off the banks of the North Saskatchewan River last July, another Sask. pipeline leak was found on Jan 20th, spilling 200,000 litres of crude oil onto First Nations land used for agriculture, northeast of Weyburn. The oil leaking, from

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