Noticing the rise in young cyclists on the road these days? Fredericton Police Force and the Multicultural Association donated 60 bicycles to children of Syrian refugee families May 28th. This eco-friendly method of transportation will allow the kids to get outside and explore their new home! Photo: Rebecca Howland/Daily Gleaner
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Jeff Schnurr, a local community forest and solar energy champion, has deservedly earned a spot in this year’s Wallace McCain Institute’s Entrepreneurial Leaders Program. Jeff is the executive director and founder of Community Forests International (CFI), an organization devoted to community forests, sustainable forestry techniques and environmental education. Jeff and others with CFI introduced themselves
Fredericton, N.B. – Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, was quoted in a recent CTV Atlantic News story applauding NB government’s decision to extend the fracking moratorium indefinitely. “Today, New Brunswick joins jurisdictions all around the world in making the right decision,” said Corbett. Lois told CTV Atlantic News that the Gallant Government’s
Fredericton, N.B. – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) welcomed the Gallant Government’s decision to extend the fracking moratorium in New Brunswick. Energy and Mines Minister Donald Arsenault responded to the Hydraulic Fracturing Commission’s February 26 report by announcing that the moratorium his government put in place in 2014 would be extended “indefinitely”. Stating
Fredericton, N.B. – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the Gallant Government’s discussion paper on climate change opens the door for a positive conversation in New Brunswick about how we can move toward a clean, green and lean economy. The discussion paper, released Wednesday, May 26th, by Minister of Environment Brian Kenny is designed
Two hours and 14 mosquito bites later, I can safely say that I have had the extreme pleasure of discovering some of the unique animal species Fredericton’s Hyla Park Nature Reserve has to offer. If you have never heard the song of the American bittern, try to imagine the glug of a half-clogged sink draining.
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Fredericton – Last night residents voiced their ideas for Fredericton’s renewable future at a public Town Hall for Canada’s Climate Action Plan, hosted by Federal Member of Parliament, Matt DeCourcey. Their recommendations included everything from investing in clean-energy projects for Fredericton, to retrofitting the city’s transportation system with green technology and developing a city-wide electric
Fredericton – It’s the fifth petition of its kind in just over a decade. But this time there are nearly 13,000 names signed by New Brunswickers who want the province to stop spraying public forests with glyphosate, the herbicide used in New Brunswick’s forestry industry and labelled last year as a probable carcinogen by the
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This edition of EcoNews lets you know about our just released proposal for climate action in New Brunswick, and our response to the federal government’s study of the proposed Sisson mine. Also shared here is this week’s news that Mi’kmaq Chiefs are suing the New Brunswick government over the Crown Lands Forestry Strategy. Finally, because it’s
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Fredericton MP Matt DeCourcey will be hosting a “Job Creation and Climate Change Consultation” Town Hall meeting in Fredericton on Tuesday, May 24. These meetings are taking part nation-wide to allow for public participation to develop a national climate strategy. Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: Richard Hatfield Room,
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