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Conservation Council’s Tracy Glynn wins Unsung Hero Community Award

Conservation Council Forest Coordinator Tracy Glynn has been awarded an Unsung Hero Community Award by the City of Fredericton in recognition of her work with the NB Media Co-op to support social and environmental justice here in New Brunswick. Each year, the Unsung Hero Community Awards are presented in appreciation of people who go above and beyond […]

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Another important step, but not yet a solution: Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett on Parlee Beach infrastructure investments

CCNB in the News, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

The Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett was featured in a CBC article about the provincial government’s newly-announced infrastructure investments and restrictions on new development specific to Parlee Beach.

Corbett called the funding an important step toward keeping our bays and beaches clean, but noted it’s not enough to solve the problem entirely.

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Conservation Council welcomes investments to protect health of people and ecosystem at Parlee Beach

Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Fredericton, May 5, 2017 — Today, the provincial government announced infrastructure investments and restrictions on new development specific to the Parlee Beach area. Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement. “Today’s announcement is an important step to protect the health of our treasured Parlee Beach ecosystem

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Esteemed French author inspires youth to action

CCNB Blog, Community, Webinars & Events / Corey Robichaud

Our friend and longtime CCNB supporter Jean-Claude Basques is inspiring young New Brunswickers toward environmental action one page at a time.

The Moncton-based Francophone author’s latest children’s book, Clawdy saves the forest focuses on the important role young people can play when it comes to protecting our environment.

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Spring is in the air! Help Mom plant a Pollinator Garden this Mother’s Day

CCNB Blog / Olivia DeYoung

[vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_single_image image=”13788″ img_size=”1500 x 1200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_column_text]Spring is here, and that means it’s time for New Brunswick’s pollinators to begin buzzing about! If you are looking for an extra special gift for mom this Mother’s Day, consider planting her a pollinator garden. Not only will you be giving mom a gift that will last

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Your EcoNews – fugitive methane exposed, fun for data junkies, and a serenade to salt water

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our recommendations for the federal government’s Clean Fuel Standard proposal, share a new report that’s challenging the use of fracked gas as a ‘clean’ transition fuel, dig into the latest greenhouse gas emissions data, and much more. NEWS Conservation Council signs on to Clean Fuel Standard submission

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Conservation Council signs on to Clean Fuel Standard submission

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

The federal government is developing regulations to reduce the amount of carbon in transportation and heating fuels. Part of the government’s Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, the regulation aims to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ramping up the use of lower-carbon fuels and alternative technologies. Low-carbon fuel standards, as they

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Your Love Letters to our River, Lakes and Streams – Entry No. 3: The Flume Ridge Road Trips

CCNB Blog, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

Earlier this month, we released the first of a two-part series of love letters sent to us from Ardeth Holmes, a talented writer, poet and proud New Brunswicker living in St. Andrews. In her second love letter to New Brunswick’s wonderful waterways, we join Holmes in the backseat of her little VW beetle where she explored

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Greenhouse gas emission data released for 2015

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Feature / Kaleigh Holder

We have good news for all of you data junkies! On April 13, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for 2015. The data details GHG pollution trends and emissions reported from industrial sectors across Canada, including mining, oil and gas extraction, energy utilities, manufacturing, etc. The GHG emissions collected

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Celebrate World Environment Day with the Great Canadian Video Contest

CCNB Blog, Community, Webinars & Events / Corey Robichaud

Calling all young New Brunswickers: celebrate this World Environment Day (June 5) by telling the world how and why you connect with nature. Canada is the host nation for World Environment Day this year, and the federal government is marking the occasion with the “Great Canadian Video Contest for World Environment Day.” Youth aged 18-25

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