There are only about 400 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. This critically endangered species, which grows up to 16 metres long, spends its summers in Canadian waters and migrates to southern waters off the United States during the winter. Right whales need your help. On May 5th, 2020, Fisheries and Oceans Canada published a […]
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Survey finds broad support for restoration of free flow on the lower St. Croix River ST. ANDREWS — A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of people living in St. Stephen and surrounding communities support NB Power’s plan to remove the Milltown Dam, restoring free flow to approximately 15-kilometers of the lower St. Croix River,
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Our friends at Naveco Power, New Brunswick-based renewable energy developer, bring us this guest blog about the potential for solar power to help New Brunswick’s farming community. As one of New Brunswick’s crucial community farmers, you are providing food for many — but just what can we bring to the table for you? The usage
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In this edition of EcoNews, our Fundy Baykeeper joins other leading ENGOs and fisheries associations in N.B. to call for a full Environmental Impact Assessment as a salmon farming company looks to expand its operations in the Bay of Fundy; our Executive Director shares with you her top webinar picks of the first 100+ days
I’m kinda “zoomed” out. The 100+ days of pandemic isolation served up lots of worry, new fears, sickness and death, and frankly, really bizarre social media newsfeeds. But then there were webinars provided by bright minds, caring, thoughtful, dedicated people who reached out and produced, in my opinion, some of the best antidotes we needed:
Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, has co-signed a letter to New Brunswick’s Minister of Environment and Local Government calling for proposed new salmon aquaculture sites in the Bay of Fundy to undergo a complete Environmental Impact Assessment. Kelly Cove Salmon’s proposal for new open-net pen salmon aquaculture sites in Maces Bay and Beaver Harbour is
The Conservation Council has signed on to a new report that our supporters and members will want to see. Green Strings: Principles and conditions for a green recovery from COVID-19 in Canada was written by an expert team from the Canadian based International Institute for Sustainable Development and released publicly on July 8, 2020. The
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In this edition of EcoNews, we share in the outpouring of grief, condolences and recognition of the need for deep, systemic change as the Black Lives Matter movement and other anti-racist and justice groups lead the work to end systemic racism and police violence against people of colour in our society; we bring you an
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From Baie des Chaleurs to Cap Tourmentin, there are no shortage of local efforts to grow the coastal economy while protecting our critical marine environment. By supporting more projects like these, we will be more resilient in the face of world pandemics and environmental crises down the road. At the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is appalled by the many examples of systemic racism in our society, many of which are currently coming to public prominence thanks to the important work of Black Lives Matter and other anti-racist and justice movements. We are especially appalled by the heart-wrenching killing of Chantel Moore and Rodney Levi by
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