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It’s back! Treat yourself with local goodies at our annual 100 Mile Dinner fundraiser!

CCNB Blog, Community, Fundraiser, Webinars & Events / Corey Robichaud

Join us for our annual 100 Mile Dinner fundraiser! Enjoy a 3-course meal with guest speakers, silent auction, music, local producer fair, and the presentation of The Environmental Journalism Award in memory of Beth McLaughlin. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Corn Crib at 337 Mountain Road or online on Eventbrite but following […]

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News to give thanks this Thanksgiving weekend

EcoNews / Tracy Glynn

Historic climate action and a wave of forest love are highlights in this edition of EcoNews that we think will find you raising a glass of local apple cider in celebration this Thanksgiving weekend. Paris Agreement on Climate Change a reality The Paris Agreement on Climate Change was formally ratified on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick applauds Canada’s ratification of the Paris Agreement

Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

Media Statement October 6, 2016 Fredericton, N.B. — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) applauds the federal Government decision to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. More than 200 federal MPs voted in favor of the historic motion on Wednesday evening, officially adding Canada to the list of over 60 countries, accounting for 55

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A necessary tool for every tool box: CCNB’s Lois Corbett on federal carbon pricing announcement

CCNB in the News / Corey Robichaud

Lois Corbett, Executive Director for the Conservation Council of New Brunswick recently spoke with Global News about our support of the federal government’s carbon pricing proposal. “We’ve recognized for a very long time that carbon pricing is one of those tools that you have to have in your tool box if you’re going to stop

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Old Forest Conservation Science Conference

Webinars & Events / Tracy Glynn

The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute is organizing an Old Forest Conservation Science Conference on Oct. 19-21, 2016 in Debert, NS. The Conservation Council is supporting this event. Read more here.

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From Fields and Forest Conference

Webinars & Events / Tracy Glynn

From Field & Forest is a 2-day conference from Oct. 20-21, 2016 in Moncton that will give natural resource managers and rural entrepreneurs the connections and insights to build sustainable businesses from non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Make connections and learn how to target your market and get your products into the hands of regional and

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Next-Generation Environmental Assessment in Canada: Expert Panel in Fredericton on Oct. 11 & 12

CCNB Blog / Tracy Glynn

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change has commissioned an Expert Panel to review federal environmental assessment processes. The Panel’s priority is to engage and consult with Canadians about new environmental assessment process for the country. The panel and will be touring New Brunswick in October with a first stop in Fredericton on Tuesday, Oct.

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Media Backgrounder on Carbon Pricing: Implications of federal proposal for New Brunswick

Media Releases / Louise Comeau

Louise Comeau, Director Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Conservation Council of New Brunswick The federal Government is negotiating with provinces and territories a package of actions designed to ensure Canada delivers on the commitments it made at the United Nations climate change negotiations held in Paris, France, in December 2015. The Paris Agreement enters into

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Time to protect urban forests

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

National Forest Week in September got us thinking about all different kinds of forest, including our urban forests. Even our elected representatives in Ottawa are discussing the need to protect our urban forests. On National Tree Day, Sept. 21, 2016, NDP MP Irene Mathyssen proposed a Private Member’s Motion to develop a federal leadership strategy

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New Brunswickers are ready. We’re quite thrifty: CCNB’s Lois Corbett on Walmart’s move to charge five cents for plastic bags in Maritime stores

CCNB in the News / Corey Robichaud

Today, Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick was featured in CBC article commending Walmart’s move to charge five cents for plastic bags in Maritime stores. “Customers are ready for it,” said Corbett. “I think that New Brunswickers in particular understand the impact of wastefulness. We tend to be a quite thrifty type

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