CCNB speaks to Canadian Press about the Energy East Pipeline
Fundy Baykeeper, Matthew Abbott, was interviewed for a Canadian Press story following a Maritimes Energy Association meeting in Halifax. “The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says fishermen are...
View ArticleGroups call for end to public bailouts for open-pen salmon feedlots
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...
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Conservation Council Statement on Oil Activity in the Gulf of St Lawrence
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is disappointed by the recent decision by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board opening the door to offshore drilling in the Gulf of St...
View ArticleGroups and First Nations in five provinces demand a stop to oil and gas...
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...
View ArticleCCNB presents research on sea-bottom pollution under salmon farm
The Chronical Herald covers a public presentation by CCNB’s Science Advisor Inka Milewski concerning the recovery of the sea-bottom at an abandoned salmon farm in Shelburne Harbour, NS. “It’s not a...
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Statement in Response to Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water report
Right Whale, Danielle Dion 2010 August 19th, 2014 (Fredericton, NB) Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, released the following statement in response to the...
View ArticleEnergy East Pipeline route crosses 961 waterways: report
Council of Canadians says oil spill could contaminate ground water, marine environment CBC News Poster Aug 18, 2014 A new report from the Council of Canadians says the Energy East Pipeline would cross...
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CBC Radio learns about Black Beach from the Fundy Baykeeper
Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott Shows CBC Reporter Deborah Irvine Anderson around Black Beach Deborah Irvine Anderson from CBC Radio Saint John joined Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott to learn all about Black...
View ArticleCCNB’s Inka Milewski discusses odours from oil transport and storage with CBC...
Conservation Council Science Advisor Inka Milewski spoke to CBC Information Morning Saint John about the odors being emitted from the Irving Oil rail terminal, refinery, marine terminal and oil storage...
View ArticleCCNB’s Inka Milewski gives Senate Fisheries Committee a reality check on...
CCNB’s Science Advisor, Inka Milewski, recently presented before the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans concerning their study into the ‘regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and...
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17th Annual Musquash Paddle – July 18th
Fundy Baykeeper invites you to participate in a 10-km (6 mile) canoe or kayak paddle down the Musquash Estuary on Saturday July 18th at 2:30 pm. This fun event allows you to meander down the river and...
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TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline: Too Much Risk for the Bay of Fundy-Gulf...
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has released a report on the potential impacts of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project on the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine. The report explores the...
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Climate change impacts on the Gulf of Maine-Bay of Fundy explored
Last Friday the Portland Press Herald released the final instalment in its six-part series entitled Mayday: Gulf of Maine in Distress by staff writer Colin Woodard and staff photographer Gregory Rec....
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World Wetlands Day – CCNB Celebrates with a Virtual Tour of New Brunswick...
In honour of World Wetlands Day, Feb. 2, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and New Brunswick wildlife and conservation photographer Nick Hawkins have teamed up to create a virtual tour of NB...
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No Habitat, No Fish – Groups launch petition to speed up the restoration of...
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...
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Annual Musquash Paddle – July 16th
Fundy Baykeeper invites you to participate in a 10-km (6 mile) canoe or kayak paddle down the Musquash Estuary on Saturday July 16th at 10am. This year’s paddle is held in conjunction with the 10th...
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Musquash Marine Protected Area Turns 10, Join the Celebration!
For the 10th Anniversary of the protection of the Musquash Estuary, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, alongside partners Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)...
View ArticleCCNB presents research on sea-bottom pollution under salmon farm
The Chronical Herald covers a public presentation by CCNB’s Science Advisor Inka Milewski concerning the recovery of the sea-bottom at an abandoned salmon farm in Shelburne Harbour, NS. “It’s not a...
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Statement in Response to Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water report
Right Whale, Danielle Dion 2010 August 19th, 2014 (Fredericton, NB) Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, released the following statement in response to the...
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