FREDERICTON –The Conservation Council, in collaboration with Canadian environmental organizations, wrote to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on March 7, 2017, thanking the entire membership of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for their report presented to the House of Commons on February 24, 2017, on […]
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve environmental protection of Canada’s fresh and saltwater, the Conservation Council is support a petition to restore habitat protections under the Fisheries Act. The Conservation Council has worked for months with law foundations, First Nations, conservation groups and environmental scientists to assist the Federal Government in its efforts
The Conservation Council and our Fundy Baykeeper worked for months with a coalition of respected scientists and environmental lawyers to address changes made to the Fisheries Act by the former federal government. On Thursday, March 24 we supported the launch of the West Coast Environmental Law and Nothern Confluence’s #Act4Fish campaign. It involved a briefing
The province is hosting open houses in several communities this month to get input from citizens on its draft discussion paper to build a provincial water protection strategy. We encourage citizens to attend and share your vision for strong water protection in New Brunswick. For more information, read the discussion paper or see our statement on
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Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the Department of Environment and Local Government’s Discussion Paper, Working Together to Build a Water Strategy for New Brunswick, released today. She is available for comment. “Environment Minister Brian Kenny gives us an excellent foundation for
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The importance of our province’s biodiversity needs more attention, so we are thrilled to be part of the team that worked on a logo to create more awareness of our plants and wildlife and to build public interest in preserving them. The logo was developed as an initiative of the NB Biodiversity Collaborative with the
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At the height of the harvest season and just in time for Thanksgiving, we’re releasing our new BuyLocalNB™ smartphone app! Our user-friendly app helps you find delicious and wholesome locally-grown meats and alternatives, fruits, vegetables, grain products and more — all grown or produced right here in New Brunswick! Looking to prepare a local-infused Thanksgiving feast with
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The staff at Conserver House and our Fundy Baykeeper are applauding the efforts and persistence of a Nova Scotia company for successfully raising Atlantic salmon in a fish farm on dry land. Sustainable Blue, based in Centre Burlington, N.S., has been developing a land-based closed containment system for the past eight years. Last week the company sent its first shipment
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Matt Abbott, the Fundy Baykeeper, spoke with reporters for an article about Nova Scotia-based company Sustainable Blue selling its first order of land-raised Atlantic salmon on the market. Abbott said he was pleased to see the company getting its sustainable products to market and hoped the advancements in closed containment technology would mean much fewer open-net
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FREDERICTON — TransCanada Corporation has a moral responsibility to withdraw its Energy East project from the national review process now that significant changes have been made to the original oil pipeline proposal, says the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. On Thursday, April 2, TransCanada announced it had cancelled plans to build an export terminal in
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