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Celebrate World Environment Day with the Great Canadian Video Contest

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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Fredericton residents challenged to ‘Tug of Wards’ community survey contest!

Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien is inviting Fredericton residents to compete in a friendly competition that’s putting the city’s 12 Wards head-to-head in a survey-taking battle royal aptly named the “Tug of Wards!” Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien announced the competition as a way to help the Imagine Fredericton Team plan Fredericton the city’s growth over the next

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It’s back! Treat yourself with local goodies at our annual 100 Mile Dinner fundraiser!

Join us for our annual 100 Mile Dinner fundraiser! Enjoy a 3-course meal with guest speakers, silent auction, music, local producer fair, and the presentation of The Environmental Journalism Award in memory of Beth McLaughlin. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Corn Crib at 337 Mountain Road or online on Eventbrite but following

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Just in time for Harvest, Conservation Council launches modernized BuyLocalNB directory

For Immediate Release 300 growers and producers already listed Fredericton — Just in time for the harvest seasson, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) today released its new and improved BuyLocal NB website where you can find tasty locally grown vegetables, yummy fresh meat and sustainably produced seafood. The BuyLocal website at wwwbuylocalnb.ca is

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Meet Mark!

Meet Mark, our newest addition to the Conservation Council! Mark has stepped into the role of Buy Local NB project development and marketing officer: I was raised in Keswick Ridge, a small farming community located just outside of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Growing up, buying local wasn’t a movement or novelty; it was simply part of

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Plant a feast for our bees

The beautiful and buzzing mixed-wood Acadian forest of the Maritimes is dependent on pollinators such as bumblebees. The native black cherry and basswood trees require insect pollination, as do native shrubs such as hazelnut and staghorn sumac, native flowers such as spring beauty and trilliums, and native berries such as blueberries and cranberries.  Scientists point

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