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Climate change to cause more blue-green algae outbreaks, UNB biologist says

An expert on cyanobacteria says we can expect to experience more blue-green algae outbreaks as rising temperatures and fluctuating weather patterns become the new normal under climate change. Dr. Janice Lawrence, an associate professor of biology at the University of New Brunswick who studies cyanobacteria, says we can expect to more blue-green algae outbreaks as […]

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Fundy Baykeeper calls for stronger marine protection standards

Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Hannah Moore

On July 31, the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott submitted recommendations to the National Advisory Panel on Marine Protected Area Standards. The submission recommends protection and process standards that should be adopted in Canadian Marine Protected Area policy, to improve the effectiveness and fairness of protections for our marine environment in New Brunswick. Canada’s

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Blue-green algae: here’s what you need to know

CCNB Blog, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Hannah Moore

Warm, slow moving water might sound inviting for a relaxing dip – but if this sounds like the conditions at your favourite lake, you may want to check this site before jumping in. That’s where you’ll find the provincial government’s health advisories, including advisories of blue-green algae blooms at New Brunswick lakes. Algae season is

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Electric vehicle rebate program building momentum in New Brunswick

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Feature / Hannah Moore

Drive Electric NB and the New Brunswick Lung Association’s rebate program is officially back. New Brunswickers can now receive a $1,000 rebate towards the purchase of a new or used electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid vehicle, when you trade in your gas-powered car. Any EV or PHEV purchased within this fiscal year (April 1, 2018

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Let’s talk about phosphorus and blue-green algae

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Hannah Moore

Talk of blue-green algae in the news this week has left many New Brunswickers confused and concerned about the potential threat posed by the ominous ‘soup.’ As we covered in our last blog, so-called blue-green algae is actually not an algae at all. It is photosynthetic cyanobacteria – put simply, a naturally-occurring bacteria that

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New Brunswick’s ‘PR person for wildlife’ receives national conservation award

CCNB Blog / Hannah Moore

Jim Wilson, described as “the public relations person for wildlife in New Brunswick,” has been awarded this year’s Roland Michener Conservation Award. Wilson, of Quispamsis, has played a pivotal role in advancing knowledge, appreciation and protection of birds in the province. Established in 1978 by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, the award is a tribute to

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Tune in for weekly conversations about our upcoming book, The Great Trees of New Brunswick, Volume 2

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation / Hannah Moore

Retired New Brunswick forester David Palmer will be speaking on CBC’s Information Morning over the next few weeks to talk about our new edition of the book, The Great Trees of New Brunswick, Volume 2! Published in 1987 by the Canadian Forestry Association of New Brunswick, the original book set out to capture the beauty

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Corbett calls for Fredericton tree bylaw, Officers’ Square restart

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News / Hannah Moore

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told reporters this week that Fredericton city council needs to scrap its controversial plan to overhaul Officers’ Square and start the process from scratch. She also called on the city to create a new tree bylaw to prevent a similar fiasco from happening again. Corbett spoke with Terry Seguin of

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Statement on Prime Minister Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle

Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Attention News Editors: Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, issued the following statement with regards to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle today: “We congratulate the Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (MP — Beauséjour) as he moves from Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs. We applaud and thank

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EcoNews — Coastal protection, failure to communicate, and paddling the Musquash

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we celebrate more than $1.6 million in federal funding for the Peskotomuhkati Nation to restore and protect habitats around the Bay of Fundy; we bring you the highlights from a new report calling for comprehensive water protection laws in N.B.; we bring you an update on the effort to protect historic features

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