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

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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Citizens’ coalition calls for new laws to protect water quality of Northumberland Strait

CCNB Blog / Kaleigh Holder

The group SWWAT (Save our Wetlands, Waters and Tourism), which is made up of volunteer residents living along the coast from Shediac to Port Elgin, has released its final report and recommendations on improving coastal protection and restoration in New Brunswick. The final report and eight recommendations are an outcome of SWATT’s April 23, 2018

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Corbett on release of Parlee Beach water quality reports and recommendations

CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told media outlets the new report on water quality at Parlee Beach provides important baseline information on the health of Shediac Bay and urges decision-makers to “step back and think about the bay” when considering any new development. Corbett spoke to the Moncton Times & Transcript, CBC New Brunswick, and

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Statement on final report and recommendations on water quality at Parlee Beach

Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Attention News Editors: The provincial government has released the summary report and individual technical reports of the steering committee set up to examine water quality issues at Parlee Beach. Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement: “I welcome the recommendation that the provincial government develop a comprehensive

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EcoNews – In the outdoors, protecting water, for Earth Day

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you fun family activities to celebrate Earth Day 2018 in New Brunswick’s beautiful outdoors; we make it easy for you to write Environment and Climate Change Canada to help protect the Nashwaak River from the proposed Sisson Mine; we share a guest blog from a New Brunswicker and

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Act today to protect the Nashwaak River from the Sisson Mine

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

For generations, families from Napadogan to Stanley, Taymouth to Marysville, and many points in between and beyond, have flocked to the banks of the Nashwaak River and its beautiful tributaries to swim, fish, paddle and — of course — forage for fresh fiddleheads. This legacy is threatened by a proposal to build a large open-pit

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EcoNews — Protecting water, protecting whales, in the wake of Canada Water Week

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you more good news about additional measures to protect North Atlantic right whales as summer approaches; we share our Executive Director’s op-ed on why New Brunswick needs to build an economy that puts water protection first; we look at the collaborative report issued this week by Canada’s Auditors

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Let’s turn to nature for solutions

CCNB Blog / Kaleigh Holder

Happy World Water Day! From the water crises in Cape Town, South Africa and Flint, Michigan to the countless drinking water advisories in First Nations across Canada, this 25th World Water Day looks different for the millions of communities across our blue planet. In New Brunswick, we are fortunate to have an abundance of pristine

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On World Water Day, and every day, we need an economy that puts water protection first

CCNB Blog, Feature / Lois Corbett

The Nashwaak watershed is a vibrant network of rivers, streams and tributaries flowing 110 kilometres across central New Brunswick, from the Upper Nashwaak Lake below Juniper to the St. John River in Fredericton. For generations, families living in communities between these points, from Napadogan to Stanley, Taymouth to Marysville, have flocked to the banks to

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World Wetlands Day: keep your feet dry with our virtual tour!

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

Bog. Fen. Swamp. Marsh. These words may conjure up images of stagnant and muddy water, but the truth is these different types of wetlands can be beautiful, peaceful, and full of life. They are also critical for the health of New Brunswick’s forests, our coastlines, and our marine waters. Today we are celebrating World Wetlands Day

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