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Conservation Council, First Nations, scientists, business owners and Nashwaak residents unite to protect watershed from proposed mine’s waste

The Conservation Council joined with First Nation representatives, aquatic scientists, local businesspeople and residents of the Nashwaak Watershed at a press conference about the proposed Sisson Mine near Stanley on Feb. 27. Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told Global New Brunswick that the coalition is calling on the federal government to keep fish-bearing brooks off […]

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Send your letter to protect the Nashwaak Watershed from Sisson mine waste

Webinars & Events, Feature, CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Community, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”141015″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] New Brunswickers have one final opportunity to tell the federal government to keep fish-bearing brooks off the list for the proposed Sisson Mine’s waste dam. The companies behind the proposed mine are in the final stages of applying for permission to dump mining waste into portions of Bird Brook and

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Edmundston first city in N.B. to declare climate emergency

CCNB Blog, Feature / Hannah Moore

Edmundston has become the first municipality in New Brunswick to declare a climate emergency, CBC News reports.

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Corbett questions Premier Higgs’ participation in pro-pipeline rally

CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told Global New Brunswick that Premier Blaine Higgs would be better served “sticking to his knitting” on issues most pressing in New Brunswick, instead of travelling across Canada fighting for oil and gas interests in Western Canada. Global News published an article on Feb. 19 about Premier Blaine Higgs’ participation

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Last chance to have your say to feds on Sisson Mine proposal

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

New Brunswickers have one final opportunity to tell the federal government their concerns about the Sisson Mine proposed in the pristine Nashwaak River watershed. The group of companies behind the mine, the Sisson Partnership, is in the process of applying for permission to dump mining waste into portions of the Nashwaak watershed. The proposed amendments

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New local food campaign has all you need to eat good, feel good

CCNB Blog / Hannah Moore

The new educational campaign ‘Why Local? Why Not?’ from the Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick (AANB) is here to bring fresh produce and appetizing recipes to your table! AANB’s newly launched website provides all the information you need to buy local year-round. It includes a monthly calendar of what’s in season, recipes and meal ideas that

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Conservation Council questions Premier Higgs’ speaking role at pro-pipeline rally in Saskatchewan

CCNB Blog, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick issued the following statement in response to Premier Blaine Higgs’ planned participation in a pro-pipeline rally in Saskatchewan this weekend. “We are deeply disappointed to learn that New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is scheduled to speak at a pro-pipeline rally in Saskatchewan on Saturday, Feb. 16. Scheduled speakers at

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Protecting right whales – a balanced plan for 2019

CCNB Blog, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation / Vishal Verma

Fishers and scientists are on board with changes to the way the federal government will protect North Atlantic right whales in the 2019 season. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced the changes in Shippagan last Thursday. In 2017, twelve North Atlantic right whales (NARW) were found dead in Canadian waters, prompting

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On our 50th year, a special World Wetlands Day

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

Tomorrow is World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2 ), and this year, it’s a particularly special milestone for us at the Conservation Council. Why? Two reasons. This year — 2019 — marks your Conservation Council’s 50th anniversary as New Brunswick’s leading voice for environmental protection and sustainable communities. And it was concern about water pollution —

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EcoNews — Fracking follies, Eco-Heroes on set, and beating plastic pollution on Land and Sea

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you an informative commentary from our friend Jim Emberger about the oil and gas industry’s penchant for over-promising, under-delivering, and racking up loads of debt (and environmental messes) in the process; we bring you a breakdown of a new forestry model proposed for Nova Scotia that would see

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