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Statement in Response to Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water report

August 19th, 2014 (Fredericton, NB) Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, released the following statement in response to the report from the Council of Canadians on the Energy East Pipeline proposal and significant water crossings: “We were very happy to collaborate on this excellent research report about the potential risk […]

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NB Ombudsman: government intentionally obstructing water protection regulation

Feature, Freshwater Protection, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

Conservation Council Press Release For Immediate Release Fredericton – On Friday, August 15, the New Brunswick Ombudsman, Charles Murray, tabled a report on his investigation into Department of Environment’s management of the Water Classification Program. The Report provides damning evidence in support of the complaint, indicating that successive ministers have been intentional in their

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Groups and First Nations in five provinces demand a stop to oil and gas activities in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Media Releases / Matthew Abbott

Oceans’ Week starts with call for Gulf-wide moratorium and arms-length review panel Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, June 9, 2014 – Fishermen, environmentalists, First Nations, and others kicked off International Oceans’ Week with a demand to the federal, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick and Quebec governments to immediately place a moratorium on

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CCNB responds to Council of Canadian Academies report on Shale Gas

Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

For immediate Release Scientists find risks to water most significant threat from fracking Fredericton – Today the much anticipated Environment Canada study commissioned to the Council of Canadian Academies was released. The “Expert Panel on Harnessing Science & Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction” of 14 scientists has produced a good

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New Brunswick’s forestry contract with J.D. Irving goes too far: CCNB

Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Fredericton — Behind closed doors, the government of New Brunswick has agreed to the request of one company to dramatically rewrite the rules that protect our public forests, argues the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB). Additionally, it has set aside almost two thirds of increased access to timber on Crown land, a publicly owned

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Conservation Council appoints new Executive Director

Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

NB native Lois Corbett moves home to take the helm of environmental group Fredericton, April 22, 2014 — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director. Lois Corbett comes to CCNB with 30 years of environmental policy experience working for the non-profit sector, government, and

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Alward’s forest plan must go: transparency, conservation groups

Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Fredericton – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is joining with transparency and conservation groups across the Maritimes to demand an end to secretive giveaways of our natural resources following the release of the provincial government’s forest plan last week. “The province says the new forest plan is about jobs and ‘more boots in the woods’ but it’s

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Groups call for end to public bailouts for open-pen salmon feedlots

Media Releases / Matthew Abbott

For Immediate Release March 19, 2014 Halifax, NS; St Andrews, NB – Communities and conservation organizations are alarmed at the significant public dollars that have been spent on subsidizing poor fish farming practices in Atlantic Canada. In the last two decades, almost $139 million taxpayer dollars have been spent on “compensating” open-net pen fish farms

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Fracking EIA an opportunity to incorporate Health Impact Assessment

Feature, Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

Fredericton – Corridor Resources has registered Phase III of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which proposes to frack 4 gas wells in the McCully Gas Field at Penobsquis. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) has reviewed the proposal which is open for a public comment period, ending March 8, 2014. CCNB submits that while the

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Ban forest herbicides to bring back wildlife: biologists, hunters and conservationists

Feature, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Fredericton – Biologists, hunting, fishing and outdoors recreation groups and conservationists are uniting in a call to ban herbicides in the forest by sending a letter today to New Brunswick Natural Resources Minister Paul Robichaud. The letter, which attempts to set the record straight on the impacts of using herbicides in the forest was signed

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