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le 2 juillet 2015
16 Groupes confirment leur soutien à l’Évènement sur le Climat à Fredericton dans le cadre de la Marche pour les emplois, la justice et le climat qui aura lieu dans les villes canadiennes le 4 juillet
Fredericton – Une coalition de 16 groupes communautaires et environnementaux a émis une déclaration commune d’appui à la « Marche pour les emplois, la justice et le climat » qui aura lieu ce samedi 4 juillet, de 13 heures à 13 h 45 au centre-ville de Fredericton au Nouveau-Brunswick.
Toute la population est invitée à se rencontrer en face de l’édifice de l’Assemblée législative au 706, rue Queen à Fredericton à 13 heures. Une courte marche aura lieu jusqu’à la passerelle du pont du chemin de fer pour une série de photos avec le fleuve Saint-Jean (Wolastoq) à l’arrière-plan. Tout le monde y trouvera de nombreuses bannières et plusieurs panneaux ROUGE « EmploisJusticeClimatActions. » Une belle occasion de prendre des photos sur le pont pour démontrer notre appui à une juste transition vers un avenir énergétique propre.
Fredericton se joindra à des collectivités de toutes les régions canadiennes où se dérouleront des manifestations pour le climat dont, Saint-Jean, Annapolis Valley, Halifax, la ville de Québec, Lac Mégantic, Hudson-Oka, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Nelson et Vancouver. Le weekend va culminer dans un grand rassemblement planifié pour le lendemain 5 juillet à Toronto avec la participation de leadeurs bien connus des syndicats, des communautés indigènes et des groupes de cession d’actifs.
Dans leur déclaration conjointe, les 16 groupes ont demandé instamment à nos leadeurs politiques d’agir pour le climat, « Nous nous joignons aux collectivités qui se tiennent debout devant les oléoducs des sables bitumineux et avec les organisateurs du désinvestissement des étudiants qui se battent pour un avenir climatique sécuritaire. Nous nous unissons aux travailleurs mis à pied par milliers des champs de pétrole de l’Alberta et aux communautés indigènes qui travaillent pour construire des solutions énergétiques propres sur les premières lignes de l’extraction. »
L’organisation internationale de cession d’actifs 350.org coordonne et fait la promotion d’évènements partout au Canada. Sur son site Web, 350.org souligne l’évènement de Fredericton en disant : « À Fredericton, à la passerelle qui domine le fleuve Saint-Jean/Wolastoq, les gens vont se réunir pour démontrer qu’ils sont prêts pour une économie qui travaille pour les gens. » Et 350.org souligne aussi que : « Ces rassemblements tentent de suivre la direction des communautés des Premières nations qui sont aux premières lignes de l’extraction des carburants fossiles et de la crise climatique. »
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Contact : Maggie Connell, Conseil des Canadiens- Chapitre de Fredericton, (506) 459-8081
Voir la déclaration complète des 16 groupes
Voir l’article '4 Reasons to Get Excited about July 4th'
Page de l'évènement sur Facebook: March for Jobs, Justice & the Climate (FREDERICTON)
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Ensemble, les groupes ont planté 1254 arbres et nettoyé 20 hectares de rivages !
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Cet évènement a été suscité par la préoccupation largement répandue concernant la perte de biodiversité sous la Stratégie de gestion forestière annoncée en mars 2014. En bref, les buts de cette conférence étaient d’identifier les occasions, les solutions et les prochaines étapes à suivre et de les présenter au gouvernement.
Le niveau d’expertise et de connaissances de l’économie forestière et de la biodiversité a été impressionnant par sa profondeur et sa portée. Le point saillant de la journée a été la table-ronde, un groupe d’experts qui a soulevé des questions clés et qui a généré de nouvelles idées. Au courant de la journée, les participants ont également contribué au développement de ces idées et il était excitant de voir de nouvelles réflexions affichées sur le mur! Les occasions ont été identifiées au sein de trois thèmes clés :
· La protection de la biodiversité forestière au NB;
· L’amélioration de l’approche économique des forêts;
· La modernisation des politiques publiques pour les forêts de la Couronne.
L’évènement était organisé par le comité directeur du Collectif pour la biodiversité. Merci à tous les présentateurs, aux participants et à ceux qui se sont portés bénévoles sur place au courant de la journée.
Cliquez ici pour lire le report.
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On Friday, June 5th a group of hikers consisting NB Parks staff, a Friends of Mount Carleton representative and three members of a group named A for Adventure. “A for Adventure is all about inspiring people to get outdoors and experience adventure.” The members of the group endeavour to go on adventures, large and small, and by taking their message to the media, they hope to encourage others to get outside.
In August 2013, Jan LaPierre and Graham Carter had just finished a 200 km plus kayak paddle to Cape Sable Island. “Paddle to Sable” raised funds and awareness to create a camp for kids struggling with mental health issues at Brigadoon Village. “
On the trip home from their epic paddle, Jan began to recite a poem he was thinking up. He asked his friends if they could put together an adventure children’s book. They were all so enthused with the concept, that they stopped the car and went on a hike to discuss the idea. On that hike a book was born.
“A is for adventure, as you will come to see.
Like hiking or biking or climbing a tree,
Or taking a plane to a far away land,
Or a trip to the beach to play in the sand. “
The idea took flight and currently their group includes not only Jan LaPierre and Chris Surrette, but a recent addition is photographer Brad Sayeau. Christopher Hoyt agreed to illustrate their book, “A is for Adventure”, which is due out this month.
Meanwhile the group are taking in as many adventures as they can, in the hopes of encouraging folks young and old to get outside and see and experience the world around them. Many of their adventures are in our parks and last week they came to Mount Carleton Park, where they helped to paddle a large canoe on Little Nictau Lake and climbed Mount Sagamook. They agreed that the challenging climb was well worth the effort, once they took in the panoramic view offered from the iconic rock outcrops at the top of Sagamook. Despite the threat of rain, it held off until the group reached the parking lot at the foot of Mount Sagamook, insuring that all the camera gear was kept safely dry.
When asked for his opinion of Mount Carleton Park, Jan LaPierre summed up his experience there by saying;”Mount Carleton Park is one of those places that can’t be summed up in words. And I’m so grateful for that. It’s a place that needs to be seen, but more importantly, felt. Where, because of its authentic beauty you can” let go.”
Jan feels so passionately about his experiences in the park, that since his trip last Friday he has been talking about the park nonstop, to anyone who will listen. Jan’s only regret is that he had not come to the park sooner, but a return trip to the park is definitely in his near future.
A for Adventure advocates for a fitter population by declaring; “Get outside and do any kind of adventure, large or small. Adventure can be right in your own backyard.”
You may soon log on to their Facebook and website, to access more information and photos taken on their trip to Mount Carleton Park.
John Connell, Bernadette Michaud, Ian Smith and Brigitte Clavette
from NB Parks
Labrador tea
L-R John Connell, Jan LaPierre, Chris Surette, Brad Sayeau,Ian Smith,
Brigitte Clavette, Susan Mulherin
Little Nictau Lake
Paddle
Outlook on Mount Sagamook
Purple trilliums on the trail
Stunted birch near the top of Mount Sagamook
Sumi on the summit
Top of the Mount Sagamook Trail
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By: Lynaya Astephen, member of Red Head Anthony's Cove Preservation Association, read the original here
Pipeline opponent’s op-ed rejected by Irving-owned newspaper in New Brunswick
Editors’ note: Saint John’s Telegraph-Journal refused to publish this op-ed, written by a local resident to explain why over 700 people gathered on the shores of the Bay of Fundy this past Saturday to oppose Energy East, TransCanada’s proposed 1.1 million barrel per day pipeline. Like nearly all print media in the province of New Brunswick, the Telegraph-Journal is owned by the Irving family, whose company, Irving Oil, has partnered with TransCanada to build a maritime export terminal for the proposed Energy East pipeline.
I am a proud resident of Red Head, Saint John, a small rural community with quiet roads and beautiful coastal views.
TransCanada is proposing a 1.1 million barrel per day pipeline from Alberta to Saint John. After travelling almost the entire length of the country, it would end at a new deep water port on the Bay of Fundy. The Energy East project also includes a massive tank “farm” to store the oil that would be loaded onto waiting ships — across the street from my home.
Why do I oppose Energy East?
I’m worried about the air we breathe.
Saint John is highly industrialized, and residents are already exposed to increased health risks from air pollution, not to mention the oil smells near Irving’s new rail facility. We have, among other industries, Irving Oil’s export terminal and the Canaport LNG terminal. We have 38 times the industrial pollution of Fredericton and 243 times that of Moncton. A recent study found lung cancer rates 30 per cent higher in Saint John than in either of these communities. The health experts I’ve spoken to say that existing regulations for air pollution as inadequate. Yet TransCanada says air pollution from Energy East would not be significant.
I’m worried about the prospect of a spill or fire at the tank storage farm.
The deputy fire chief in Burnaby, B.C., has issued a scathing report on the risks presented by a similar oil tank storage facility on the West Coast. The chief warned that a fire at the expanded tank farm could create a “nightmare scenario” resulting in a massive urban evacuation.
I am having trouble trusting TransCanada and Irving Oil. Despite several requests, TransCanada has refused to hold a public meeting with Red Head residents with an open question-and-answer period.
A recent Reuters investigation of the New Brunswick Department of Energy found that since 2012, Irving’s export terminal has experienced at least 19 accidents classified as “environmental emergencies.” In 2013, Irving received a formal warning for taking more than a day to report a storage tank leak at the Canaport facility.
According to National Energy Board statistics, TransCanada has had more pipeline ruptures than any other company in Canada. The company’s electronic monitoring equipment won’t even detect a spill that is less than 1.5 per cent of the pipeline’s capacity. This means over 2 million litres can spill before anyone is alerted.
My concerns don’t stop at the end of my driveway.
The Energy East project would see 115 oil tankers in the Bay of Fundy — and potentially far more now that the Cacouna, Quebec, port has been cancelled. The endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Bay of Fundy are already vulnerable to ship strikes and low-frequency ship noise, both of which Energy East threatens to worsen. Moving in and out of port for export, Energy East tankers would carry 1 to 2 million barrels of oil each.
Energy East would ship diluted bitumen from the tar sands. Sticky and heavy, bitumen from Alberta’s tar sands separated from the diluents (chemicals) and sunk in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River during a pipeline spill in 2010. This cost Enbridge more than $1 billion to clean up, yet submerged oil remains on the river bed to this day.
One federal study found diluted bitumen sunk and formed “tar balls” in marine conditions similar to the Bay of Fundy. A major spill that occurs during loading of the tankers or when the tankers are leaving wouldn’t just threaten whales. It could be a serious blow for all ocean-dependent economies and jobs.
A draft federal report accessed through freedom of information admits that not enough is known about the potential toxic effects of tar sands crude in our waterways. Energy East passes through or comes near more than 300 waterways, including at least six of the St. John River’s main tributaries.
I want to do my part in helping protect future generations.
The Energy East pipeline would create more climate pollution than any single Atlantic province.
A recent scientific report says 85 per cent of Canada’s tar sands need to stay in the ground if we are to avoid the worst of climate change. Industry wants to double production by 2030 and will pursue both pipeline and rail expansion to export their product. Filling the Energy East pipeline would allow a close to 40 per cent increase in tar sands production.
We can do better. This export pipeline puts so much at risk for such short-term benefit. There is much more at stake than profit.
