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Just in time for Harvest, Conservation Council launches modernized BuyLocalNB directory

Community, Feature, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

For Immediate Release 300 growers and producers already listed Fredericton — Just in time for the harvest seasson, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) today released its new and improved BuyLocal NB website where you can find tasty locally grown vegetables, yummy fresh meat and sustainably produced seafood. The BuyLocal website at wwwbuylocalnb.ca is […]

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CBC Radio learns about Black Beach from the Fundy Baykeeper

CCNB in the News / Matthew Abbott

Deborah Irvine Anderson from CBC Radio Saint John joined Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott to learn all about Black Black on the shores of the Musquash Estuary. Deborah visited Black Beach as part of her “Deborah Discovers” segment. Listen to the segment

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Media responses to Ombudsman Report on failure of Province’s water protection regulation

CCNB in the News / Stephanie Merrill

On Friday, August 15, the New Brunswick Ombudsman tabled “Report into the Department of Environment’s Management of the Provincial Water Classification Program”. It wasn’t good news. His investigation concluded that successive governments have been intentionally delaying the acceptance of 19 applications for river protection across the province. The result, the Ombudsman states, is a

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Energy East Pipeline route crosses 961 waterways: report

CCNB in the News / Matthew Abbott

Council of Canadians says oil spill could contaminate ground water, marine environment CBC News Poster Aug 18, 2014 A new report from the Council of Canadians says the Energy East Pipeline would cross and endanger 961 waterways that are important for drinking water, First Nations cultures and treaty rights, fish and wildlife habitat and tourism.

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Statement in Response to Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water report

Media Releases / Matthew Abbott

August 19th, 2014 (Fredericton, NB) Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, released the following statement in response to the report from the Council of Canadians on the Energy East Pipeline proposal and significant water crossings: “We were very happy to collaborate on this excellent research report about the potential risk

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NB Ombudsman: government intentionally obstructing water protection regulation

Feature, Freshwater Protection, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

Conservation Council Press Release For Immediate Release Fredericton – On Friday, August 15, the New Brunswick Ombudsman, Charles Murray, tabled a report on his investigation into Department of Environment’s management of the Water Classification Program. The Report provides damning evidence in support of the complaint, indicating that successive ministers have been intentional in their

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Vote for Our Forest

Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

CCNB Action needs your help to distribute our “Vote for Our Forest” cards. The cards, available in English or French, include 4 questions that you can ask the candidates seeking election in the next provincial election on Sept. 22. The cards can also be displayed in your window or door to show your support for

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Wastewater treatment company seeks to dump 30M litres in N.B.

CCNB in the News, Freshwater Protection / Stephanie Merrill

Atlantic Industrial Services in Debert, N.S. is hoping to ditch its wastewater in Dieppe, N.B. CBC News Posted Aug 06, 2014 Stephanie Merrill, the director of Fresh Water Protection Program with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, said there are still too many questions about the impact of the water. She says the province doesn’t

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CCNB’s Lois Corbett on voters and the environment

CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

From: Province at crossroads on natural resources by Chris Morris, Telegraph-Journal, August 5, 2014. “I think the voter has moved beyond the old jobs-versus-the-environment argument and the belief that you can only have one or the other,” says Lois Corbett, executive director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. “Folks have a much more sophisticated

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There’s an app for that! ExploreEcoNB

CCNB Blog, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Stephanie Merrill

Whether you’re looking for a quiet place to watch wildlife, a breathtaking view, or the adventure of a lifetime, now “there’s an app for that” in New Brunswick! Ten of the province’s nature- and environmental-based organizations along with key government agencies have collaborated over the past year to give you ExploreEcoNB. The brand new mobile

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