It is 7 pm on a warm Friday night in August 2016. A group of children and youth are gathered before a row house on the north-side Fredericton streets of Doone Street and Wilson Row. Most are sitting on bicycles, helmets on, poised to depart, laughing and talking. A few others wait for one of […]
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is hosting an open house regarding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at Magaguadavic Place in St. George tomorrow, October 26th from 4-7pm. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, NB Chapter, will also be present. Everyone is invited to drop in any time between 4pm and
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Dr. Louise Comeau, the Conservation Council’s Climate Change and Energy Solutions Director, had a busy week talking to media about the recommendations made in the “Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change.” The all-party committee made 85 recommendations that are in line with what the Conservation Council has been proposing — including a phase out of
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Select Committee on Climate Change Report Could Set Stage for a Sustainable New Brunswick Louise Comeau, Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions October 24, 2016 The Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change is a testament to the value of making our voices heard. Members of the eight-member, all-party committee listened to New
PRESS RELEASE Select Committee on Climate Change Report Could Set Stage for a Sustainable New Brunswick October 24, 2016 Fredericton – The Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change is a testament to the value of making our voices heard. Members of the eight-member, all-party committee listened to New Brunswickers and have delivered
Lois Corbett, Executive Director for the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, was quoted in an interview on CBC’s Information morning with Terry Seguin published on Oct 19, as saying that the Twin Rivers pulp and paper mill in Edmundston should have done a better job at notifying people it had a leak. “The company to its
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October 19, 2016 Fredericton – Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement in response to the announcement of New Brunswick’s Local Food and Beverage Strategy by Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Rick Doucet on Oct. 19. We agree with Minister Doucet when he says the action plan will
What’s your favourite tree? Atlantic Forestry Review and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick want to know. It has been almost 30 years since the book, Great Trees of New Brunswick, was published. We think it’s time to work on another compilation that captures your pictures and stories of more of our native trees. Read David Palmer’s history of
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Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the Department of Environment and Local Government’s report, Working Together to Build a Water Strategy for New Brunswick – Summary of Comments, released today. She is available for comment. The Summary of Comments report documents the feedback
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Last evening, the Conservation Council’s Learning Outside project coordinator, Nadine Ives, and our Communications officer, Emily, and I ventured out with a group of milkweed enthusiasts to collect seed pods and learn about milkweed’s importance to monarch butterflies. We met at Conserver House and headed down to the trail along the Fredericton Green. Common milkweed
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