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Preparing for #BetterThanNormal: Conservation Council sends input on economic recovery plan for safer, healthier, more resilient New Brunswick in open letter to Premier Higgs

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick marked Earth Week by calling for an economic recovery plan for New Brunswick that ensures our communities are more secure, safe, healthy and resilient in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and as citizens continue to deal with the impacts of climate change and extreme weather. The council’s recommendations, […]

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#BetterThanNormal: sign on to our call for a safer, healthier, more resilient N.B.

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

More than two dozen organizations and hundreds of New Brunswickers have signed on to the letter in support of a #BetterThanNormal recovery in New Brunswick. Add your name here!

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Be kind. Be patient. #BeWell

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world has changed in extraordinary ways over the last few weeks. And with it, nearly every aspect of our lives. There is uncertainty. We are worried, anxious, at times afraid. But in the midst of the unprecedented upheaval caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we are also seeing the best of our shared humanity.

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EcoNews — Take care and #BeWell in times of crisis

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you resources to help us all get through this extraordinary time. We share a great presentation from our Dr. Louise Comeau on how we can support each other and advance the important grassroots movements in New Brunswick amid the COVID-19 pandemic; our Executive Director offers some tips that

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Woodstock wood producer supports Wolastoqey loggers earning a livelihood

CCNB Blog / Tracy Glynn

This story originally appeared in the New Brunswick Media Co-op on April 1, 2020. A lifelong Woodstock wood producer wants Indigenous loggers in New Brunswick to be able to earn a livelihood, but says the way Crown forest is managed in the province stops them. For 50 years, Dick Poulin managed the Garant sawmill in

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Saving energy while staying home

CCNB Blog / Lois Corbett

Well, these certainly are interesting times. I’m glad it’s warming up, so my old house — now home office — is a bit more comfortable. But I’m certainly using more electricity than usual. Our families and friends are all dealing with significant concerns right now, including health, financial, and our emotional well-being during this unprecedented

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World Water Day in a changed world

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

It’s World Water Day in a changed world. I don’t know about you, but the last few days, I’ve found myself thumbing through months- and years-old photo albums on my phone and scattered across harddrives, scouring for welcome distractions through good memories. Two things are strikingly clear: that doing this helps, a lot, to relieve

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Staying safe and taking care of each other amid COVID-19

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Message from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick team [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To our members, supporters, partners and friends, across New Brunswick and the world: I hope you and your loved ones are well. We are sharing with you our efforts to “flatten the curve” and help prevent the spread of COVID-19 here in New Brunswick. Following

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Call for Proposals: Environmentalism in New Brunswick — Engaging Communities of Practice

CCNB Blog, Uncategorized / Jon MacNeill

Conference to be held Nov. 12-14, 2020 at St. Thomas University, Fredericton In 2019, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) turned 50 years old. Its founding, along with Pollution Probe in Toronto and SPEC in Vancouver, signaled the beginning of the modern environmental movement in Canada and New Brunswick. CCNB’s 50th anniversary sparked a

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WATER MUSIC: FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BAY OF FUNDY at the UNB Art Centre

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Marine Conservation / UNB Art Centre

World Water Day is an initiative of the United Nations to bring awareness to the importance of water resources and their sustainable management. Since its inception in 1993, the project has gathered momentum and participants from all over the world, each inspired to educate and activate their communities through a variety of projects.

Since 2011, the UNB Art Centre has recognized World Water Day with a special exhibit or event that highlights the challenges that face society and the environment.

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