Air, water, food – these are the sources of life. Without them, we die. And in most nations –more than 180 nations, in fact – citizens are legally entitled to these essential elements of life. But not in Canada or the United States. You are invited to join us and special guest, author, filmmaker and […]
Join us at the ‘Green Rights’ Film Screening with Silver Donald Cameron Read More »
A group of international scientists gathered in Ottawa today to say there is no longer any doubt that common neonicotinoid pesticides are killing bees. The scientists with the International Union for Conservation of Nature released an update to their seminal 2015 report on toxic chemicals in pesticides, in which they reviewed more than 1,100 peer-reviewed
No longer any doubt neonics are killing bees, birds and more: scientists Read More »
Proposed community-owned wind project would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes Residents in Sackville, N.B., want to build its first community-owned wind-farm that would power up to 7,000 homes in the area, and help reduce carbon pollutio. What they need now is the go-ahead from NB Power. “New Brunswick Power is in the place now
Proposed community-owned Wind Farm would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes Read More »
Congratulations to St. James Gate for making efforts to reduce its ecological footprint! The local company’s restaurants in Moncton, Dieppe and Shediac are no longer offering plastic straws to their customers. According to the owner, Kolin Barely, his is the first establishment in Moncton to cut out plastic straw use entirely, after he found that
Moncton restaurant cuts out plastic straws entirely Read More »
Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal in a story published Sept. 9 that the promise of thousands of construction jobs for New Brunswickers isn’t dead — it’s just not in building pipelines. “I think if we turned the page and got serious about investing in the new economy, the new types
In this edition of EcoNews, we show you which communities’ drinking water supply zones are being sprayed with glyphosate-based herbicides; bring you an update on Petitcodiac residents’ quest to end the controversial spraying in their region; give you a rundown of Cooke Aquaculture’s recent massive salmon farm failure; bring you our reaction to the latest
September EcoNews: All about spray, schools and salmon Read More »
As forestry companies continue to spray glyphosate-based herbicides across the province this month, we’ve taken an in-depth look at exactly how much spraying is happening within the drinking water supply areas of some New Brunswick communities. Here’s a breakdown of what we found, using the publicly-available data at forestinfo.ca: Want the spraying to stop? Our representatives in
Herbicide spraying within municipal drinking water supply areas Read More »
Upwards of 150 people attended an open house in Petitcodiac last night (Wednesday, Sept. 6) to get answers about the use of glyphosate-based herbicides in the region. The open house was organized by J.D. Irving Ltd after a meeting scheduled in August between the forestry company and village council was cancelled by Mayor Jerry Gogan,
Glyphosate meeting leaves questions unanswered Read More »
Some students in the Moncton area will travel to school in true 21st century style when classes resume next week. Two electric school buses will be added to the Anglophone East School District and Francophone South School District fleets as part of a pilot project, the province announced yesterday (Thursday, Aug. 31). Is your child
Ride on the Electric School Bus Read More »
Canada and the U.S. are launching a joint investigation into the deaths of 13 endangered North Atlantic right whales, after the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared the die off an “unusual mortality event,” or UME. According to the NOAA, a UME is triggered when there is a significant die off in
Canada, U.S. launch investigation into right whale deaths Read More »
118874841RR0001
180 St. John Street
Fredericton, N.B., E3B 4A9
Tel: 506.458.8747
info@conservationcouncil.ca
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
© Conservation Council of New Brunswick 2026