Apartment recycling program begins
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Manure digesters eliminate fume feuds
Ottawa – Farmers are turning to advances in technology to eliminate the stench from manure. http://ottawa.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=manure011031 Continue reading Manure digesters eliminate fume feuds
Walleye fishery on tenterhooks
Kingston, Ont. – Questions are being raised about native fishing rights in the wake of a decision that could see … Continue reading Walleye fishery on tenterhooks
Activists demand more housing
Montreal – Some housing activists held demonstrations Wednesday in front of cabinet ministers' offices in and around Montreal. http://montreal.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=house011031 Continue reading Activists demand more housing
GOV’T BUYS LAND FOR COMPOST PLANT ACCESS
The government has found a solution to what could have been serious traffic problems at the new compost plant in … Continue reading GOV’T BUYS LAND FOR COMPOST PLANT ACCESS
DEVELOPMENT MAY BE TRAFFIC HEADACHE: UTECK
A development project which will double the size of Timberlea has some Halifax regional councillors worried. http://novascotia.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=ns_development Continue reading DEVELOPMENT MAY BE TRAFFIC HEADACHE: UTECK
MINING COMPANY STRIKES GOLD AT CLARENCE STREAM
A mining company drilling in southwestern New Brunswick has discovered a large strain of high-grade gold. Freewest Resources has been … Continue reading MINING COMPANY STRIKES GOLD AT CLARENCE STREAM
Province cracking down to protect drinking water
The New Brunswick government has announced sweeping new measures to protect the province's drinking water. Environment Minister Kim Jardine unveiled … Continue reading Province cracking down to protect drinking water
LUMBER COMPANIES WANT TO CUT MORE CROWN TIMBER
A leaked letter from New Brunswick's big forestry companies to the government is demanding sweeping changes to the laws on … Continue reading LUMBER COMPANIES WANT TO CUT MORE CROWN TIMBER
U.S. TARIFF HITS N.B. SOFTWOOD
New Brunswick is not exempt from the latest U.S. tariff on Canadian softwood lumber. The penalty could seriously damage the … Continue reading U.S. TARIFF HITS N.B. SOFTWOOD
REPORT CALLS FOR NEW APPROACH TO WASTE MANAGMENT
A government-appointed committee has issued a dozen recommendations on how to modernize the way the province handles its garbage. http://stjohns.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=waste011031 Continue reading REPORT CALLS FOR NEW APPROACH TO WASTE MANAGMENT