Our Science Advisor, Inka Milewski, wrote the following letter in response to statements made by Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, in defense of proposed new regulations for the aquaculture industry which would ultimately harm wild fish and the marine environment. The letter appeared on March 2 in the Opinion section of the New […]
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Only 5 days! The application to have your say on the National Energy Board (NEB)’s review of TransCanada’s Energy East oil pipeline proposal is coming to an end March 3. You still have time and lots of reasons to apply! Here are 5: 1. Our precious rivers, streams and creeks: Did you know that TransCanada’s
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FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has released a powerful tool that shows people just how close the proposed Energy East oil pipeline will be to their home, cottage or favourite fishing hole. The interactive Google Map allows users to see the nearly 300 points at which the oil pipeline will intersect rivers
David MacDonald, a member of the Conservation Council’s board of directors, appeared in a tribute article celebrating the life of Beth McLaughlin which appeared in the Times & Transcript on Feb. 25. McLaughlin died on Feb. 22. She was a CCNB board member for years who worked tirelessly on a number of environmental issues in the
TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline route will cross New Brunswick rivers and streams over 280 times as it snakes its way from the border at Edmundston, down the St. John River Valley through the woodlands and farmlands of Carleton County, across Grand Lake cottage country, the fertile plains of Hampton, and ending beside the majestic
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Welcome to the online edition of Eco Alert, New Brunswick’s Environmental Magazine. EcoAlert is the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s quarterly membership magazine. It brings you environmental news, exciting stories, and important action alerts from across our province. We share stories of the work we’re doing in our program areas – including Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection, Climate
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New Brunswick has lost a fierce defender of our environment with the passing of Beth McLaughlin on Sunday, Feb. 22. Beth was on the Conservation Council board for years. She worked tirelessly to make people aware of the dangers of nuclear power and she was one of the key organizers who shelved the Jaakko Poyry
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Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, was one of 120 signatories on a letter written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling on him to scrap proposed new aquaculture regulations that would harm fisheries in Atlantic Canada and across the country. The proposed regulations will exempt the aquaculture industry from provisions of the Fisheries Act that deal with the
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Today, Wednesday, February 18, 2015, David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South, introduced a bill to the Legislative Assembly called, An Act to Return to the Crown Certain Rights Related to Wood Supply and Forest Management. Joining the Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett and Tracy Glynn today for the introduction of the bill was St. Mary’s Chief
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Halifax, NS — Business leaders, commercial and recreational fishing associations, scientists, lawyers and environmentalists are calling on Prime Minister Harper to halt the implementation of the proposed Aquaculture Activities Regulations. The changes will exempt the aquaculture industry from the Fisheries Act provisions that “prohibit the release of deleterious substances into water frequented by fish.” Despite broad-based
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