Jennifer Dunville for the Daily Gleaner, Published Saturday October 24th, 2009 http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/834635
Archive for the ‘UNB’ Category
UNB ignoring woodlot promise – student
Posted in Big Box Stores, UNB, Wetlands on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Taking a stand for wetlands in the UNB Woodlot
Posted in Action!, Big Box Stores, UNB, Wetlands on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday, October 26 at noon about thirty people gathered at the Corbett Brook Marsh in the UNB Woodlot to participate in a taping-off event called “Taking a Stand for the UNB Woodlot Wetland.” Friends of the UNB Woodlot members measured 80 metres from Corbett Brook Marsh and marked the area with pink ribbon. Read [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Letter Reaffirming Call for Moratorium
Posted in Action!, Forest Research, UNB, Wetlands on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
March 4, 2009 To: President John McLaughlin, University of New Brunswick Stephen Strople, UNB Board of Governors Roland Haché, Minister of Environment Fredericton City Council Media The UNB Woodlot, located on unceded Wulustuk land, is over 3,500 acres of woods, wetlands and wildlife, home to mature forest, herons and lady slippers. Many residents of Fredericton [...]
Comments on Costco Development
Posted in Big Box Stores, UNB, Wetlands on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jacques Whitford 711 Woodstock Road Fredericton, NB E3B 5C2 February 25, 2009 Re: Costco development Dear Ms. Murdoch, On behalf of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, I am writing to point out that the proposed Costco development in the UNB woodlot is short-sighted and potentially very dangerous. The proposed gas bar must trigger a [...]
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 * [...]
Environmentalists, developers at odds over site
Posted in Big Box Stores, UNB, Wetlands on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Daily Gleaner, Published Monday February 23rd, 2009 For environmentalists, there’s no compromise. The University of New Brunswick wetland atop Regent Street should remain pristine and wild. Picture: PLANS: Revised version of the proposed site for Costco wholesale store, planned for the Corbett Centre development at the top of Regent Street. For the University of [...]
Problems in St. John’s mirror what’s in store for Fredericton
Posted in Smart Growth, 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} The Daily Gleaner, Published Tuesday March 10th, 2009 http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/597809 Re: UNB Woodlot development I live in St. John’s, Newfoundland, but I grew up in New Brunswick and went to the University of New Brunswick for a couple of years. I [...]
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 [...]
