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Corbett applauds N.B. water quality report, but calls for more details in next one

Our Executive Director Lois Corbett says the provincial government’s new water quality report provides a solid snapshot of the state of surface water in New Brunswick — though she has recommendations to make the next report even better. “For what it does have in it, it’s a very good report and it’s relatively easy to […]

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Fantastic guest speakers at our 50th AGM — Nov. 23!

CCNB Blog, Webinars & Events / Jon MacNeill

Our 50th Annual General Meeting is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Fredericton! We really hope to see you there. It is a time to discuss our year, catch up with friends, and meet our dedicated volunteers and staff. We will also have some fantastic guest speakers and will be having a catered lunch!

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EcoNews — Big news for protected natural areas, rallying for Rod Cumberland, and starting a new conversation about climate action in N.B.

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we celebrate a long-sought victory as the province commits to protect at least 10 per cent of N.B.’s land and water by 2020 — but where exactly the new spaces will be, and whether they’ll be fully protected in law, remains to be seen; we invite you to stand up

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Don’t forget protection from nature, citizens’ mental health: Corbett responds to Fredericton’s flood engagement report

CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke to CTV Atlantic’s Laura Brown on Wednesday, Nov. 6 after the City of Fredericton released its findings from community meetings held this summer to hear residents’ experiences with back-to-back historic floods in 2018 and 2019. Read the city’s engagement report, released Nov. 5, here. It includes the city’s response

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Rally for Rod Cumberland — Nov. 19 in Fredericton!

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation, Webinars & Events / Corey Robichaud

Just under six months ago, New Brunswick witnessed one of the province’s most trusted wildlife experts and deer biologists, Rod Cumberland, be fired from his teaching position at the Maritime College of Forest Technology in Fredericton. Rod has been an outspoken critic on the use of glyphosate on New Brunswick’s Crown forest and its impact

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Aw shucks: Ocean acidification and the oyster industry

CCNB Blog / Anne Fauré

The first article in a new series looking at the challenges facing oyster growers in New Brunswick For many families, shucking and gulping down your first raw oyster is a celebrated right of passage in Maritimer life. The salty mollusks are also vital for the way of life in many small coastal communities in New

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Fantastic news, now down to the details: Corbett on province doubling protected natural areas by 2020

CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection, Marine Conservation / Corey Robichaud

Years of work, guidance and leadership from conservation groups in New Brunswick finally came to fruition earlier this month as the provincial government announced a commitment to double the amount of protected land and water in New Brunswick by 2020. The move will increase the total percentage of protected areas in New Brunswick from 4.6

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Conservation groups applaud Government of New Brunswick’s commitment to 10% of Province in Protected Areas by 2020

Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

A coalition of five provincial environmental and conservation organizations: the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – New Brunswick Chapter, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, Nature Conservancy of Canada – Atlantic, Nature NB, and the Nature Trust of New Brunswick, have issued a joint statement in support of the Government of New Brunswick’s recent

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Send us a picture of your local pumpkin masterpiece!

CCNB Blog / Aiden Pluta

Every year hundreds of NBers try to carve the spookiest Jack-O’-Lanterns possible. This Halloween, why not use your family’s pumpkin-carving tradition as an opportunity to give local farmers a much-appreciated show of support? If 10 per cent of New Brunswickers buy a $5 pumpkin, that equals more than $370,000 in sales. That’s just a drop

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EcoNews — New Brunswickers vote for climate action!

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we celebrate New Brunswickers who voted for climate action in Monday’s federal election; we welcome you to take a journey back through time with us in our 50th anniversary special edition of EcoAlert Magazine; we share photos from our fantastic gala in Fredericton earlier this month where we honoured New

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