Zoom Hosting
NBEN will allow member groups to book our Zoom license for their own meetings, provided one is available during the requested time, and provided a staff person is available at the meeting time for support purposes. Booking is first come, first served. For information on availability please email nben@nben.ca.
NBEN’s Zoom license includes a meeting or webinar option of up to 100 participants, and a toll-free dial-in number from Canada. NBEN will set up the meeting and provide member group with the link and call-in information. If needed, NBEN will provide a short tutorial on how to use Zoom. NBEN will start the meeting/webinar at the designated time and hand hosting over to the member, associate, or co-host.
Fees for a simple meeting or webinar of up to 2 hours (including setup)*:
- $30, plus $28 per hour and a 10% administration fee.
*Longer or more complex meetings or webinars will be charged on a case-by-case basis.
Event Registration
The NBEN can provide a basic webpage for people to register for your events virtually. Our event registration is very customizable. Registrants may:
- pay by Paypal/credit, or at the door
- enter their name, organization, address, phone number, email, website, employer, job title, gender, interests, languages spoken, and more, just ask!
Receipts can be sent out to registrants via Paypal. Different fees and packages can be listed in the registration form, as well as an early registration discount.
Pricing for use of our event registration:
- Members and associates: $40
- Non-members: $50
More complex events will be charged on a case-by-case basis based on staff time required to assist you in your setting-up your event. For more information email nben@nben.ca or call 506-855-4144.
Website posts
Posts to our website must be made on the proper board and must be relevant to the NBEN. Irrelevant or misplaced posts may be removed from our website. All posting is free for members!
Anyone may post to the following boards for free:
Members may post to the above boards and the following boards for free:
For more information on posting to our website, email nben@nben.ca or call 506-855-4144.
Weekly Newsletter
Members and associates may submit items to be included in our weekly newsletter. Submissions must be received by 11:59pm on Wednesday. The newsletter is sent out on Thursdays at 4pm.
Facilitation
The NBEN offers facilitation services to our members. This service can be use for meetings, graphic facilitation, workshop design, and more. Prices for facilitation vary from case to case. For more information, email nben@nben.ca or call 506-855-4144.
Great Minds Think Outside Training Sessions
Launched in 2015, Great Minds Think Outside is a bilingual hands-on, curriculum-linked, outdoor professional development program that gives educators the skills and resources they need to teach their students outside-whatever the subject matter! Training sessions are approximately three hours in duration. Full-day sessions are also available upon request. Click here for more information on the Great Minds Think Outside program. If cost remains a barrier, please contact us and we can help find funding. For more information or sessions for community groups or private daycare centers, please contact us at nben@nben.ca or call 506-855-4144.
Members
Indigenous Organizations
| Organization | Location |
| Esgenoopetitj Watershed Association | Esgenoopetitj First Nation |
| Kopit Lodge | Elsipogtog First Nation |
| Three Nations Education Group Inc | Fredericton |
Associates
Les gaz de schiste : une alternative dangereuse
Durant l’année 2010, de nombreux journaux relatent les débats houleux au sujet des gaz de schiste. Mais au fond qu’est-ce que le gaz de schiste? Il s’agit en fait de gaz naturel de type de non-conventionnel emprisonné dans la roche à plus de 4km de la surface. Ce gaz est dans de nombreux points plus écologiques que les autres disponibles, mais la technique de recueillement du gaz est très controversée. Les politiciens y voient une source importante de revenu et d’emploies, les environnementalistes y voit la détérioration de tout un écosystème.
Afin d’extraire ce fameux gaz, on utilise la méthode nommé fracturation hydraulique. Celle-ci consiste à envoyer des millions de litres d’eau, de sable et de produit chimique dans le sol. La pression engendrer fissure la roche et libère le gaz. Cette technique ne permet pas un haut rendement. Aussi, de nombreux cas de contamination de puits d’eau potable par des produits chimiques ont été rapportés. La population habitant près d’un puits de gaz y voit la perte de leur eau potable et aussi de leur santé.
Au Nouveau-Brunswick, la population est de plus en plus concernée puisque de nombreuses compagnies s’intéressent au gaz présent sur leur territoire. Les habitants n’ont aucun pouvoir sur le sous-sol de leur terrain et ne peuvent donc pas refuser l’accès aux compagnies. De nombreuses pétitions ont été lancées depuis. Il nous faut donc se pencher sur la question pour assurer un environnement sain pour nous et pour les générations à venir.
Auteurs: Samuel Jean et Marie Claire Chiasson du comité environnemental du Polyvalente W-A-Losier
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To encourage and facilitate communication and cooperation among member groups in order to advance their work to protect the Earth and to promote ecologically sound ways of life, and to strengthen the environmental movement in New Brunswick.
Who We Are
The New Brunswick Environmental Network (NBEN), established in 1991, is a communication network that links together over 110 non-profit environmental organizations.
The role of the NBEN is to improve communication and co-operation among environmental groups and between these groups, government and other sectors. The NBEN is not an advocacy group and does not take positions on any issue. Rather, the NBEN provides educational opportunities for its member and associate groups and encourages the growth of the environmental movement in New Brunswick.
The NBEN is governed by a Steering Committee that is elected by member groups, at the annual general meeting. The Steering Committee consists of eight representatives. Two representatives are chosen from each of the following groups: Youth, First Nations, Francophone and Anglophone.
Our Approach
The NBEN’s approach is that of catalyst, facilitator, and leader, providing: - Facilitation – Facilitation of consensus-based processes in which diverse partners are able to find common ground and work toward common goals.
- Strategic advice – With its extensive experience in the environmental movement, the NBEN is provides input and advice to its partners and to assist its partners in the strategic directions of their initiatives.
- Networking & communications services – The NBEN provides access to on-line tools and teleconferencing services.
- Administrative support – The NBEN organizes and schedules meetings and teleconferences, develops outcome-oriented meeting agendas, synthesizes meetings and teleconferences through minutes or reports, maintains up-to-date participant lists including contact information, which is available in the Eco-Directory.
- Engagement –The NBEN is always mindful of potential gaps in participants in any given initiative, and continually works broaden its reach and increase involvement.
- Bilingualism – The NBEN provides all of its services in both official languages.
- An in-depth reference library serving as an exclusive tool for all NBEN members and associate groups - groups can upload documents of interest for other members to enjoy!
Caucuses and Collaborative Efforts
The NBEN’s main communication and collaboration mechanisms include issue-based caucuses and collaborative efforts. - Caucuses facilitate communications among member groups and can provide relevant and expert input on specific environmental issues of importance to provincial policy-making and broader public education. Currently, the NBEN facilitates active caucuses on watersheds, herbicide spraying, modular nuclear reactors, and environmental rights.
- Collaborative efforts are an innovative and unique model of collaboration developed by the NBEN over the last decade that provide an opportunity for agencies that share a common goal to advance the development of policy and programming that is relevant, broadly supported, and implemented on a cross-sectoral basis. The NBEN serves as secretariat for four active collaborative efforts on sustainability education, children’s environmental health, climate change adaptation, and biodiversity.
As a responsive and flexible organization, the NBEN initiates new caucuses and collaborative efforts and sunsets others depending on the changing needs of citizens’ environmental groups and other partners. The NBEN is always on the lookout for new partnerships and collaborations, and seeks new, improved, and innovative ways to facilitate communications among grassroots environmental groups and with other sectors.
Joining the Network
Becoming a member or an associate of the New Brunswick Environmental Network is an easy process that can be done at any time. Just fill out the application form, provide a letter of support from an existing NBEN member and a document indicating your group’s purpose and governance structure.
Once we have received your application, staff will review it to make sure it’s complete and contact you with any questions. Then, your application will be reviewed by the NBEN Steering Committee, who will give interim approval of your membership. Finally, your membership will come forward at the Annual General Meeting for approval by our members.
By joining, your group gains access to unparalleled support and an ability to help advance your and others’ causes in the environmental movement. Being a part of the Network comes with many benefits, including:
- Gaining opportunities for collaboration, networking, and mutual support;
- Participating in province-wide and regional meetings;
- Gaining access to member-only resources to build your capacity and influence.
- Sharing your news and events on our website
- Participating in issue-based caucuses or collaboratives for an opportunity to stay informed and work together on issues of common concern. Learn more about these under the programs tab.
- And more!
| Member | Associate | Indigenous Group | |
| Type of Group | Non-profit organization or association | Non-profit NGO or non-profit environmental multistakeholder group or environmental committee of another organization such as a business, labour union, or municipality | Mi'kmaq, Wəlastəkwey, Peskotomuhkati, or other indigenous organization |
| Objectives | One of the group’s prime objectives is enhancing or furthering environmental quality, protecting the environment, or carrying out environmental education. | One of the group’s objectives is enhancing or furthering environmental quality, protecting the environment, or carrying out environmental education. | No specific requirements |
| Philosophy | Agree with mission and goals of the NBEN | Agree with mission and goals of the NBEN | Agree with mission and goals of the NBEN |
| AGM | Voting rights at AGM | No voting rights at AGM | Can, through approval by the members, have the same voting rights as members |
| Access to services | Access to all NBEN services | May not be eligible for some services | Can, through approval by the members, have the same access to services as members |
Membership Fees
Annual membership fees are based on your group’s annual budget.
- $40 For groups with budgets less than $1000
- $50 For groups with budgets $1000 - $50,000
- $75 For groups with budgets up to $50,000 - $125,000
- $100 For groups with a budget greater than $125,000
- For Mi'kmaq, Wəlastəkwey, Peskotomuhkati, or other indigenous organizations, the membership fee is waived.
Apply today and join over a 100 non-profit environmental groups working together to protect the earth and promote ecological ways of life. Find the application form here.
If you are not part of an environmental group or organisation, but would like to get involved, check out our how to get involved page.
If you have any questions, please let us know by contacting us by phone (506) 855-4144 or by email nben@nben.ca. We look forward to working with you!