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PROVINCE MUST RELEASE RESTORATION PROJECT DETAILS
Provincial budget does not go far enough, says Riverkeeper
Moncton, March 26, 2008 – The Provincial government tabled the 2008-2009 budget in the
legislature last week, but Petitcodiac Riverkeeper is not satisfied with the progress of the
Petitcodiac causeway file and plan to continue with its legal action.
(More details) Petitcodiac causeway continues to top "pollution" list
Province took important steps in 2007 but gates still not open
Moncton, March 10, 2008 – Causeways, sewage discharges, urban development, abandoned
dams and pesticides continued to harm the Petitcodiac River ecosystem in 2007, just like they did in 2005 or 1999 according to a report unveiled today by Petitcodiac Riverkeeper.
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(Report) PETER ETHERIDGE WINS 2007 PETITCODIAC RIVER AWARD
Etheridge instrumental in establishing Fundy Biosphere Reserve
Moncton, February 14, 2008 – Petitcodiac Riverkeeper announced today that Peter Etheridge has won the 2007 Petitcodiac River Award. The award is presented yearly by Petitcodiac Riverkeeper to recognize individuals, businesses, groups or government agencies that have made a significant contribution towards protecting, promoting or restoring the Petitcodiac River ecosystem.
(More details) NEW RIVERKEEPER ANNOUNCED
Tim Van Hinte vows to continue the fight for watershed restoration
Moncton, January 14, 2008 – Petitcodiac Riverkeeper announced today that Tim Van Hinte has been appointed as the new Riverkeeper to lead the organization in its ongoing work to protect and restore the Petitcodiac river system.
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(Biography) HOOK BUT NO RELEASE FOR RIVERKEEPER
Legal action continues despite recent progress
Moncton, December 2nd, 2007 – Petitcodiac Riverkeeper announced today that it is going ahead with the legal action filed in Federal Court despite recent progress in the Petitcodiac River restoration file.
(More details) RIVERKEEPER SCORES IMPORTANT LEGAL VICTORY
But Federal government refuses to share in cost of restoration
Moncton, November 10, 2007 – There was another twist in the 40-year old drive to save the Petitcodiac River on Friday, as Federal authorities cleared the way for the Provincial government to build a 280-meter bridge, but said the project does not meet criteria for funding.
(More details) Pet-Kout-Koy-ek : Concert for a River
Moncton (NB), September 12 2007 – The environmental group
Petitcodiac Riverkeeper is organizing Pet-Kout-Koy-ek : Concert for a River, Friday
October 5th at Studio 7 Hundred, 700 Main Street in Moncton.
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Petitcodiac Riverkeeper moves forward with its legal action
Moncton, August 23, 2007 – Petitcodiac Riverkeeper announced today that it is going ahead with the legal action it filed in Federal Court at the beginning of July. On August 7th, the province indicated its intention to proceed with the restoration of the Petitcodiac River, with the condition of negotiating a funding partnership with the federal government. At the time, the organization had decided to take a few weeks to analyze the consequences of this announcement in regards to its legal action.
(More details) Petitcodiac: We have reached the point of no return
Moncton, August 7, 2007 – According to Petitcodiac Riverkeeper, today's announcement by the provincial government of its intention to go ahead with the dismantlement of the Petitcodiac Causeway and replacing it with a 280-metre bridge, is an important victory for the river.
(More details) Riverkeeper files legal action in federal Court over Causeway
Moncton, July 6, 2007 – Today, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper filed an application in Federal Court
demanding that the Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans take all necessary measures to force the owner of the Petitcodiac causeway, the Province of New Brunswick, to allow for the unimpeded passage of fish in accordance with Article 20 of the Fisheries Act.
(More details) Riverkeeper turns to Federal Court
Moncton, May 16, 2007 – Just hours after the expiry of the 45-day deadline it established to have the Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans order the Province of New Brunswick to proceed with one of the recommend options outlined in the EIA, the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper announced today that it is proceeding with an application for judicial review.
(More details) Remediation work on former landfill on back burner despite court order
Moncton, April 12, 2007 – Three and a half years after the City of Moncton received a court order to divert Jonathan Creek to reduce the impact of leachate emanating from the former landfill sites, remediation work is still months away.
(More details) Letter to minister Hearn
Moncton, March 28, 2007 – Petitcodiac Riverkeeper set in motion its legal strategy today by informing Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans of its intention to begin legal proceedings if the minister does not exercize his legal power and responsibility to force the restoration of the Petitcodiac River in accordance with the Fisheries Act within 45 days.
(More details) Mascaret wins the 2006 Petitcodiac River Award
Moncton, March 21, 2007 – Mascaret has won the 2006 Petitcodiac River
Award, an honour presented yearly by the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper to recognize
those that have made a significant contribution towards protecting the
Petitcodiac River ecosystem.
(More details) Province pays lip service to river
Moncton, Tuesday March 13, 2007 – The Petitcodiac Riverkeeper organization reacted with
disappointment to Finance Minister Victor Boudreau's budget speech today in
Fredericton. The organization has been at the forefront of the 40-year long battle to
restore of the Petitcodiac River.
(More details) Open letter to Premier Shawn Graham
Moncton, Thursday March 8, 2007 –
Premier Graham:
In recent weeks, you have declared your determination to move ahead with restoration of
the Petitcodiac River and accepted this responsibility during your first mandate. We have
heard these comments echoed in conversations with members of your government and
senior provincial officials. We applaud your resolution to move forward with this project
and urge that it be undertaken without delay.
(More details) Petitcodiac causeway continues to top “pollution” list
Nothing has changed in eight years according to Riverkeeper. Causeways, sewage discharges, urban sprawl, abandoned dams and pesticides continued to harm the Petitcodiac River ecosystem in 2006, just as they have for the past several years, according to a report unveiled today by the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper.
(More details) Petitcodiac Riverkeeper’s Fifth Annual List of the 10 Worst “Pollution Sources” of the Petitcodiac River System* in 2006
*The 3000 km2 Watershed and its tributaries that comprise the Petitcodiac River, Memramcook River and Shepody Bay
(More details) Groups go to court for Petitcodiac legal battle
MONCTON, NB. Canada's leading environmental law organization, Sierra Legal, joined forces today with the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper in an on-going legal battle to protect New Brunswick's Petitcodiac River from toxic pollution. The groups will be in court in Moncton tomorrow, Tuesday December 19, 2006, to support the federal government in its bid to hold Gemtec Limited accountable for pollution of the Petitcodiac.
(More details) RIVERKEEPER AND COUNCILLOR ANNOUNCE RENEWED COLLABORATION
Moncton, 3 November 2006 – The Petitcodiac Riverkeeper organization and Moncton city councillor Steven Boyce today launched a renewed collaboration in the ongoing effort to protect the integrity of the Petitcodiac watershed. The announcement is particularly relevant in view of current concerns about possible oil and gas exploration and development within the boundaries of the protected Turtle Creek Watershed.
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New Riverkeeper and new Executive Director begin work
Steven Boyce and Jodie Hambrook to replace Daniel LeBlanc
(Moncton – September 25, 2006) – Today marks a historic new beginning for New Brunswick‘s Petitcodiac Riverkeeper, a non-profit environmental charity dedicated to the restoration and the protection of the Petitcodiac, Memramcook and Shepody Rivers. Michel Desjardins, Chairman of Petitcodiac Riverkeeper‘s Board of Directors, proudly announced this morning that the organization‘s cross-country search to find its next Riverkeeper and Executive Director is over.
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Candidates commit to river restoration - 8 Liberals and 7 NDP respond to survey
(Moncton - September 8, 2006) - With ten days left to Provincial Election Day, political parties and candidates from all ridings located along the Petitcodiac River are lining up to give their support for the timely restoration of the endangered river.
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Founding Riverkeeper to step down
Daniel LeBlanc to retire from Petitcodiac Riverkeeper this summer
(Moncton – June 2, 2006) – Petitcodiac Riverkeeper’s founding Executive Director and Riverkeeper, Daniel LeBlanc, will be stepping down this summer after seven and a half years at the helm of one of New Brunswick’s most prominent environmental organizations.
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A list of Petitcodiac Riverkeeper accomplishments since 1999
Engineers found guilty after Riverkeeper investigates
(April 26, 2006) Provincial Court Judge Yvette Finn this morning found the engineering consultants (Gemtec) guilty of breaching the Fisheries Act in relation to their involvement in the Moncton landfill closure project. Petitcodiac Riverkeeper conducted the initial investigation into this matter in the summer of 2000 and Environment Canada prosecuted the case. The attached 25 page long judgment gives a good background on the case and the utilization of section 36.3 of the Fisheries Act. The decision represents the first Canadian conviction under the Fisheries Act against an Engineering Firm. (More details)
Petitcodiac Riverkeeper celebrates 7 years!
(Moncton, March 16, 2006) - Members of Petitcodiac Riverkeeper met at the Empress Hall of the Capitol Theatre last night during the Annual General Meeting of the organization to approve the 2005 Annual Reports and the 2006 Action Plan. Read all about it here: (More details)
SPECIAL REPORT
Riverkeeper recommends best
option for Petitcodiac
Solution selected will restore maximum river width and
save $53 million
(Moncton –
October 25, 2005) – The Riverkeeper organization
has come out in favour of a middle-of-the-road solution
to the problems of the ailing Petitcodiac River.
“We have
read the comprehensive (2,386 pages) Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) Report on the river’s future,”
says Riverkeeper Daniel LeBlanc. “We have taken
part in the day-long public information session organized
in Riverview this past Saturday. And we have concluded
that Option 4B from the EIA Report offers the best value
for the money.”(Learn
more)
Experts recommend permanently
opening the causeway Environmental Impact Assessment
offers four solutions to restore River
(Moncton – October 11,
2005) – After decades of anticipation and three
years of extensive review, experts leading the comprehensive
environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the river’s
future are recommending four different solutions to
restore fish passage in the ailing Petitcodiac, all
which consist of permanently opening the causeway.
http://www.petitcodiac.com/finalEIAreports/finalEIAReport-e.htm
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