The Department of Environment is investigating whether development projects in Fredericton are the cause of sediment getting into a brook. Read more…
Archive for July, 2007
CBC: N.B. investigating source of Corbett Brook sediment
Posted in Road, Wetlands on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A Chocolate Brown Corbett Brook
Posted in Road, Wetlands on July 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Several UNB Woodlot Watchers reported a muddy Corbett Brook near Alison Boulevard to the Department of Environment in July 2007. Changes in the colour and siltation of the brook are suspected to be the result of land clearing for the road currently being built through the UNB Woodlot. The Department of Environment has yet to [...]
Take Action for the Woodlot!
Posted in About, Action! on July 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The University of New Brunswick Woodlot is over 3,500 acres of wondrous wild woods found across from the Regent Mall on Regent Street or south of Vanier Highway centered on Highway 101. The land was given to UNB to be used for the benefit of “the fledgling institution.” This land is traditional Woolastook territory, never [...]
Where is the Environmental Impact Assessment?
Posted in Action!, Big Box Stores, Wetlands on July 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The NB Minister of the Environment has affirmed that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was not conducted for the 3.5 hectare Corbett Brook Marsh. An EIA should have been triggered for a wetland of that area as mandated by the provisions of N.B.’s Environment Act.
Send letters to the Minister of Environment demanding that [...]
