It’s Oct. 1. You know what that means: stunning fall foliage, ghoulish lawn decorations, and the best family feed of the year. Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, why not show your gratitude for the awesome local food producers we’re so lucky to have in New Brunswick by stocking your table with the delicious food […]
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Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, and Louise Comeau, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, co-wrote an opinion piece that was published in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner on Thursday, Sept. 25. The piece was in response to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s absence from the UN Climate Summit, and called
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The Conservation Council of New Brunswick and Fredericton residents will join hundreds of thousands of people from across the world this weekend in a historic mass action to stop climate change and build an economy for the future. A People’s Climate March will happen in Fredericton at the same time that an estimated quarter of
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FREDERICTON — Trois des partis politiques du Nouveau-Brunswick disent « oui » à l’assainissement de l’air et de l’eau en indiquant qu’ils cesseraient toute activité de fracturation hydraulique et prendraient les mesures nécessaires afin de protéger notre forêt de la Couronne s’ils formaient le prochain gouvernement provincial. Au début de septembre, le Conseil de conservation du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) a
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The Conservation Council asked the Leaders of all five political parties 10 important questions about their conservation and environmental priorities, if elected. Click here for the full Liberal Party response. Click here for the full New Democratic Party response. Click here for the full Green Party response. The People’s Alliance did not respond to the questionnaire, but you can read
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Three of New Brunswick’s political parties are saying ‘yes’ to clean air and water by indicating they would halt fracking activity and take steps to protect our Crown Forest should they form the next provincial government. Earlier this month, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick asked the province’s five political parties to share their conservation
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I woke up this morning, flicked on the radio, and listened, in amazement, to CBC’s Jacques Poitras’ story about how New Brunswick Premier the Honourable David Award says New Brunswick’s environmental regulations are “tough enough.” I appreciate the fact that it’s been hectic on the campaign trail over the past few weeks — but, really,
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Meet Jon, the newest addition to the Conservation Council team, who is taking over communications duties out of our Fredericton office: I’ve lived in Fredericton for 10 years since moving here from my hometown, the small agricultural community of Sussex, to study journalism at St. Thomas University. I’ve been a staff reporter for a handful
Lois Corbett, executive director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, participates on CBC’s natural resources panel in the lead up to the Sept. 21 provincial election. The panel, facilitated by CBC’s Harry Forestell, aired on Sept. 11. Watch the video here.
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Conservation Council Science Advisor Inka Milewski spoke to CBC Information Morning Saint John about the odors being emitted from the Irving Oil rail terminal, refinery, marine terminal and oil storage facilities. Inka discussed Ecosorb, a product being used to reduce odours as well as the risks associated with both the smelly and odourless chemicals being
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