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Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs: Fire Resource Document for Community Members
Because of recent wildfires, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs want to help you and the members of your household prepare, should you need to evacuate. Click here to open the full Fire Resource Document– updated June 1, 2023 NT4
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada to provide assistance to Nova Scotia in response to extreme wildfires
From: Public Safety Canada June 1, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario The Honourable Bill Blair, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness has approved a Request for Federal Assistance (RFA) from the Province of Nova Scotia to support their efforts to combat the significant wildfire situation in the province. Nova […]
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Read MoreMi’kmaw communities still cleaning up from Fiona prepare for the next hurricane season – CBC
May 31, 2023 First Nations updating emergency plans in wake of last September’s storm Mi’kmaw communities still recovering from post-tropical storm Fiona are applying lessons learned from last September’s storm to preparations for the upcoming hurricane season. Post-tropical storm Fiona caused close to $660 million in insured damages in Atlantic Canada and caused widespread power […]
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Read MoreProvince Moves Forward on Protected Areas Consultations
May 25, 2023 The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced plans to proceed with consultation on 10 proposed protected areas. Priority is being placed on sites identified by the Wilderness and Ecological Reserve Advisory Council’s 2021 priority assessment. Sites include nine proposed protected areas described in the Home For Nature […]
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Read MoreEnvironmental Trust Fund supports more than 200 projects
19 May 2023 FREDERICTON (GNB) – The Environmental Trust Fund will invest more than $8.6 million into projects that will benefit all regions of the province. The 205 projects for 2023-24 range from environmental research, education, and restoration; waste reduction and recycling; and climate change adaptation and mitigation. “Year after year, we are pleased to […]
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Read MoreIrving Oil’s conservation work with Ducks Unlimited Canada at Beaubassin Research Station recognized by federal government through Conservation Exchange Pilot at Amherst Point Salt Marsh
May 17, 2023 Gatineau, QC – Everyone has an important role to play in biodiversity conservation, conserving and restoring habitat and protecting and recovering species at risk. That’s why the Government of Canada is finding new ways to collaboratively engage across all sectors and governments to help support nature. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of […]
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Read MoreFunding Fast-Tracks Climate Change Action
May 15, 2023 Nova Scotia’s youth will soon have a new way to give their ideas, advice and recommendations directly to government on how to respond to climate change. The Province announced $800,000 in funding today, May 15, for the Clean Foundation to create a Youth Climate Council and support its work for the next […]
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Read MoreTilt Cove Exploration Drilling Project – Public Comments Invited on the Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
May 15, 2023 — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Tilt Cove Exploration Drilling Project, located approximately 300 kilometres southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, in the Atlantic Ocean. Indigenous Peoples and the public are invited to comment on the potential environmental effects of the project […]
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Read MoreAn East Coast fight over fracking ‘could get ugly,’ First Nations warn – National Observer
May 12th 2023 New Brunswick can count on a huge backlash if it follows through on its recent comments about fracking natural gas, six First Nations chiefs in the province say. “The issue could get ugly here,” Chief Allan Polchies Jr. of Sitansisk, St.Mary’s First Nation, told Canada’s National Observer. In the past few months, […]
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Read More2023-24 Climate Change Fund projects announced
05 May 2023 FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government today released a list of projects selected for support under the Climate Change Fund as part of the $47 million committed through the 2023-24 provincial budget. “Our government is continuing to be a part of the climate change solution by investing in projects to reduce greenhouse […]
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