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Your handy guide to the latest in provincial and territorial water

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Conservation Council’s Stephanie Merrill contributes insights on New Brunswick current water policy conversations to Water Canada‘s cross-country brief policy snapshot. New Brunswick: Wetland woes and a long wait Stephanie Merrill of New Brunswick’s Conservation Council identifies wetland conservation policy and the provincial water classification program as two areas of particular focus for the Province. The […]

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Autochtones engagés

CCNB in the News / Tracy Glynn

Par Anabel Cossette Civitella, L’Étoile 27 mai 2013 «Comme dans n’importe quel mouvement, il y a des hauts et des bas, mais dans les années passées, nous avons vu un sommet dans l’activité, autant de la part des Premières Nations que du côté des proenvironnement, largement en raison des politiques du gouvernement Harper», renchérit Tracy

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Slime Watch! Fundy Baykeeper invites citizens to report pollution

Feature / Matthew Abbott

To learn more about slime and report a sighting of Slime or other pollution visit www.slimewatch.org Our new website is coming soon!

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Oil and Gas Blueprint: A Misprint for our Future

CCNB Blog, Feature / Stephanie Merrill

Government has released its “Oil and Natural Gas Blueprint” for New Brunswick. It reads like an election platform, with vagaries and cheerleading for the bright future we will all have if we just close our eyes and open our hearts and arms. The Blueprint promises “responsible development” all the while hoping we’ll forget about all

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Report from court: illegal aquaculture pesticide case

CCNB Blog, Feature / Matthew Abbott

There has been a shadow hanging over Canada’s largest salmon farming company since lobsters were found dead near Bay of Fundy salmon farms in 2009. A subsequent investigation by Environment Canada found that these lobsters had been killed by cypermethrin, a pesticide not approved for use on salmon farms in Canada. In November of 2011

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Fundy Baykeeper celebrates the restoration of gaspereau to their native spawning grounds in the St. Croix River

Feature, Media Releases / Matthew Abbott

April 23, 2013, St Andrews, NB: This spring gaspereau, a river herring species also called alewives, will finally be allowed up the fish ladder at the Grand Falls Dam on the St. Croix River, 18 years after being blocked from over 95% of their historic spawning habitat. Yesterday Maine Governor Paul LePage announced he will

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Conservation Council announces 2013 eco-heroes

Feature, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

For Immediate Release Fredericton – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick will present its annual Milton F. Gregg Conservation Awards in Fredericton on Saturday, April 27th. The award for lifetime achievement will be presented to Alma Brooks, a Maliseet grandmother and long-time activist for the Wulustuk River, also known as the Saint John River. Charles

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Seismic testing: a short guide to protect your water

CCNB Blog / Stephanie Merrill

SWN Resources Canada, a subsidiary of Southwestern Energy, and/or agents on their behalf, has been approaching residents along Route 126 in Kent County in preparation for the resumption of their seismic program this coming spring and summer. This has lead to many concerns and questions to social media sites and to our office. People are asking: “Does

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Shale gas cannot be environmentally responsible

CCNB Blog / Stephanie Merrill

“The Rules” for the “responsible environmental development of oil and gas activity in New Brunswick” were recently released by the Ministers of Energy and Mines and Environment and Local Government. The Conservation Council maintains the position that shale gas development is environmentally irresponsible. The release of the rules for shale development, which are permit conditions

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The Conservation Council of New Brunswick welcomes you to our new website!

Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

We are proud to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. On behalf of all of us here at Conservation Council of New Brunswick, welcome! Our old website served us well for many years, but we hope that you will find this platform easier to navigate and visually appealing. Read More here

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