University seeks nod to develop more land By HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN mclaughlin.heather@dailygleaner.com March 1, 2011 The Conservation Council of New Brunswick and the Friends of the UNB Woodlot urged city council to apply the brakes to any more development of the University of New Brunswick’s woodlot. But city council voted unanimously to support a proposal by [...]
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The Daily Gleaner: Groups say stop new projects on woodlot
Posted in Public Consultation, UNB, Wetlands on March 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
City to discuss latest development in the UNB Woodlot on Monday, Feb. 28, 2011
Posted in Events, Public Consultation on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The latest development in the UNB Woodlot will undergoing first and second reading this coming Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 at 7:30 pm at Fredericton City Hall. Read the Planning Advisory Committee report.
Wetlands Under Attack
Posted in Public Consultation, Wetlands on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Prepared by Friends of the UNB Woodlot Wetlands are under attack by the development community in New Brunswick. We need to speak up and keep wetlands protected in our cities. Environment minister to engage New Brunswickers on the topic of wetlands FREDERICTON PUBLIC HEARING FOR WETLANDS 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, March 4, Killarney Lake [...]
Fredericton Chapter of Conservation Council concerned with process to approve Costco in the UNB Woodlot
Posted in Big Box Stores, Public Consultation, UNB, Wetlands on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Conservation Council of New Brunswick Fredericton Chapter For Immediate Release April 29, 2009 Fredericton – The Fredericton Chapter of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick is joining those concerned with the way that Fredericton City Council handled the approvals needed to build a Costco in the UNB Woodlot. “We are concerned with the lack of [...]
Fredericton council hears opposition to proposed Costco gas bar, parking lot plan
Posted in Big Box Stores, Public Consultation, Wetlands on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/04/15/nb-fredericton-costco-125.html The addition of a gas bar and a parking lot expansion on the proposed Costco site caused close to 100 people to turn out to a Fredericton city council meeting on Tuesday night. Eleven people spoke against the proposed expansion at the Costco site at the [...]
Costco opponents make last stand
Posted in Big Box Stores, Public Consultation, Wetlands on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
City to conduct vote April 27 A1, Published Wednesday April 15th, 2009 By HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN mclaughlin.heather@dailygleaner.com http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/635690 Move it to another location. Don’t build a gasoline bar. Don’t build any kind of big-box store. Put a moratorium on any further development of the University of New Brunswick woodlot. That’s what the 38 environmental groups and [...]
Costo zoning hearing April 14
Posted in Big Box Stores, Public Consultation on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Published Tuesday March 24th, 2009 By HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN mclaughlin.heather@dailygleaner.com http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/612895 A public hearing of objections to a zoning amendment and subdivision to permit a Costco store at the Corbett Centre retail development on Regent Street will be held by Fredericton city council April 14. Two weeks later, councillors are slated to cast their final vote [...]
Students want construction to stop on University Woodlot
Posted in Big Box Stores, Public Consultation, UNB on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Daily Gleaner, Published Saturday March 21, 2009 http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/610384 berry.shawn@dailygleaner.com A student group calling for an immediate moratorium on construction in the University of New Brunswick woodlot says it’s encouraged after a meeting with university president John McLaughlin. Students delivered a petition with 650 signatures to the UNB president’s office Friday, and they were invited [...]
What’s been happening
Posted in Big Box Stores, Public Consultation, UNB on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Daily Gleaner, Published Monday February 23, 2009 http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/581297 * Internal and external consultation sessions to prepare UNB’s land management strategy and woodlot implementation plan, 2001-2004 * Information sessions on the woodlot implementation plan held for UNB community, stakeholder groups, media and the general public, October 2004 * Municipal plan amendment, public process, 2004 * [...]
Hypocrisy at the woodlot
Posted in Big Box Stores, Forest Research, Green Space, Public Consultation, Road, Species, UNB, Wetlands on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BODY {font-family=”Arial”} TT {font-family=”Courier New”} BLOCKQUOTE.CITE {padding-left:0.5em; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; border-left:”solid 2″;} SPAN.TABOOHEADER {display=none} March 10th, 2009 By GRAHAM FORBES, For The Daily Gleaner http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/597808 To some, the University of New Brunswick woodlot represents recreation, green space, quality of life and ecological services. Photo: REPLACING TREES: New stores at the Corbett Centre can be [...]
