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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Canada’s Coastal Restoration Fund is making waves along the coast of New Brunswick – and here at the Conservation Council, we couldn’t be happier. On July 10, the federal government announced that the Coastal Restoration Fund will provide the Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) Nation at Skutik with $1,656,000 over the next five years. The money will fund
More than 200 people gathered in Fredericton on Tuesday night for a public meeting to address the city’s proposed ‘revitalization’ of Officers’ Square. The plan — which includes cutting down 19 mature trees, including a century-old elm – has received backlash from the public. A petition calling for all work to halt, and for the
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This year’s historic flooding in New Brunswick damaged about 12,000 properties across the province – but it did more than just destroy bricks and mortar. A recent study released by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation found that residential basement flooding also has a serious impact on the mental health of homeowners. The devastation of
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The Conservation Council’s executive director Lois Corbett is calling for a ‘good neighbours’ policy after an unidentified product was released into the air from the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John on Sunday, June 17. According to CBC News, the Department of Environment was notified by Irving on Sunday about an operational issue with the
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Ez Eco is a Moncton-based pop-up shop which specializes in replacing single-use everyday items with reusable, sustainable alternatives. For Moncton yoga teacher, 9-1-1 dispatcher, and business founder Shauna Berthe, mindfulness of waste production shed a new light on the staggering amount of garbage that people produce daily. With a family, full-time work, and what seemed
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Did you know that one in every three bites of food you take is made possible by the world’s friendly, fuzzy, pollinating bees? Without insect pollinators, our entire society would collapse – thats why scientists have made it their mission to protect these essential insects at all costs. Earlier this month, 242 scientists from across
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It has been just over two weeks since the flood waters of the Saint John River retreated back to normal levels. The river was elevated from April 27 to May 18, affecting a total of 12,000 properties around the province and wreaking havoc on shoreline infrastructure. Recovery is still underway in many New Brunswick communities,
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Today is World Environment Day. Established by the United Nations in 1974, this year’s theme is #BeatPlasticPollution, an important environmental challenge for communities in New Brunswick and across the planet. We have a plastic problem in Canada. In our country alone, nearly 90 per cent of plastics end up incinerated or in our landfills, lakes,
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In Canada, nearly 90 per cent of plastics end up incinerated, or in our landfills, lakes, parks and oceans. Once in the environment, they contaminate ecosystems, kill wildlife, and leach toxic chemicals. It’s time for Canada to deal with its plastic production, waste, and pollution problem. It’s time for government action. Less than 11 per cent
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