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Know Shale Gas NB
Learn about the legal action some community groups are coordinating together at www.noshalegasnb.ca
Learn a bit about the groups and people organizing Know Shale Gas NB - This description comes from www.noshalegasnb.ca About Us:
We are New Brunswick citizens who want to protect our province and the people who live here from the detrimental effects of shale gas development that have occurred in other jurisdictions with extensive shale gas development using slickwater hydraulic fracturing.
Residents of Pavilion, Wyoming; Dimock, Pennsylvania; Fort Worth and Dish, Texas; and Rosebud, Alberta are all too familiar with the effects of shale gas development – water contamination, poor air quality, decreased property values, increased noise, and overall poorer quality of life.
Know Shale Gas NB members include:
- Hampton Water First
- Darlings Island Nauwigewauk
- Quality of Life Initiative
- Council of Canadians, Saint John Chapter
- Penniac Anti-Shale Gas Organization (PASGO)
- Friends of UNB Woodlot
- Saint John and Area KAIROS
Fredericton No Shale Gas Parade Launches Municipal Blue Ribbon Campaign
Written by Terry WishartFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE APRIL 3, 2012
FREDERICTON SHALE GAS PARADE LAUNCHES MUNICIPAL BLUE RIBBON CAMPAIGN
Fredericton, N.B., Canada - The movement against shale gas development is moving into the municipalities. Citizens in Fredericton are asking their municipal candidates for Mayor and Councilors to take a stand on protecting the city’s air and water. To launch this election initiative, a parade of cars and trucks, followed by bicycles and pedestrians, will travel through downtown Fredericton this Thursday, April 5th at 12 noon.
People will gather at the parking lot beside the Old Burial Grounds at 51 Woodstock Road. The action will begin at 12 noon. The route will proceed down King Street, around the New Brunswick Legislature, and then up Queen Street to Fredericton City Hall. Vehicles and people will be decked out in blue balloons, blue ribbons, blue streamers, blue water jugs, and lots of signs. This parade will be the official launch of the Blue Ribbon Campaign here in Fredericton.
The Blue Ribbon Campaign is a grassroots action that is spreading to villages, towns, and cities across New Brunswick. With the growing enthusiasm of this campaign, organizers foresee similar actions throughout New Brunswick during the lead-up to municipal elections. The colour blue symbolizes that citizens will be voting for the Mayor and Councilor candidates who include in their platform a Ban or Moratorium on shale gas development. On May 14th we will be voting for change. Elected representatives and candidates will be invited to join the parade and publicly demonstrate that they will stand up to protect our air and water.
“The cost to human health, our air and water, our global climate, and our local economy are simply too great to remain quiet. Regulations are unable to protect us from the certainty of air pollution in the low-lying valley of Fredericton. And the aquifer from which we draw our drinking water extends far outside the Fredericton city limits into large tracts of shale gas exploration areas”, says Fredericton resident Sarah Boucher. “It is time for health and business organizations, churches, and politicians to speak up and join the largest grassroots movement that New Brunswick has ever seen.”
“Politics has no place in human health and safety. Almost all municipalities in New Brunswick have not taken an official stand on shale gas. Pressure from citizens has caused Minto, Hampton, Sackville, and Sussex Corner to hold Council votes and all four now have a moratorium or ban in place. It is time for Fredericton to do the same”, says Fredericton resident Caroline Lubbe-D’Arcy.
Low turnout in most municipal elections means that seats can be won or lost by only a few hundred votes or less. Many seats are won by acclamation. In the last Quadrennial Municipal Elections on May 12, 2008, the average voter turnout was forty-eight percent for contested municipal and rural community elections (a low of twenty-eight percent and a high of seventy-seven percent). One hundred and seventy candidates (170) ran for one hundred and four mayoral (104) positions; Eight hundred and eighty-nine (889) candidates ran for five hundred and thirty-seven (537) council positions; Fifty-three (53) mayors and one hundred and ten (110) councilors were elected by acclamation.
“Let's put our local councilors on notice that they need to speak up and protect our air and water,” says organizer Mark D’Arcy. “Election date is May 14, 2012.”
Media Contacts:
Mark D’Arcy
Tel. 506 454 5119
markandcaroline@gmail.com
Terry Wishart
Tel. 506 238 4001
t.wishart@banfrackingnb.ca
La Parade Des Gaz De Schiste Lance La Campagne Municipale Des Rubans Bleus
Written by Terry WishartPOUR PUBLICATION IMMÉDIATE COMMUNIQUÉ 3 avril 2012
La parade des gaz de schiste lance la campagne municipale des Rubans bleus
Fredericton, N.B., Canada – Le mouvement contre les gaz de schiste se déplace vers les municipalités. Les citoyens de Fredericton demandent aux candidats aux postes de conseillers et de maires de prendre position pour la protection de l’air et de l’eau dans leur municipalité. Pour lancer cette initiative électorale, une parade de voitures et de camions, suivie par des bicyclettes et des piétons, va se rendre au centre de Fredericton ce jeudi 5 avril à midi.
Le point de rencontre sera le stationnement à côté du vieux cimetière au 51, chemin Woodstock. Le départ sera à midi. La parade suivra la rue King, contournera la législature et puis prendra la rue Queen jusqu’à l’hôtel de ville de Fredericton. Les véhicules et leurs passagers seront décorés de ballons bleus, de rubans bleus, de banderoles bleues, de bidons d’eau bleus et de beaucoup de pancartes. Cette parade lancera officiellement la Campagne des rubans bleus ici à Fredericton.
La campagne des rubans bleus est une action populaire qui va s’étendre dans les villages et les villes du Nouveau-Brunswick. Avec l’enthousiasme soulevé par cette campagne, les organisateurs prévoient, à l’approche des élections municipales, des manifestations semblables dans tout le Nouveau-Brunswick. La couleur bleue symbolise que les citoyennes et les citoyens vont voter pour les maires et les conseillers qui incluent dans leur plateforme l’interdiction ou un moratoire de l’exploration et de l’extraction des gaz de schiste. Le 14 mai, la population va voter pour le changement. Les représentants élus et les candidats seront invités à se joindre à cette parade pour démontrer publiquement qu’ils sont prêts à prendre position pour protéger l’air et l’eau de leur municipalité.
« Les couts pour notre santé, pour l’air et l’eau, notre climat et notre économie locale sont simplement trop élevés pour que nous restions silencieux. Les règlements sont incapables de nous protéger de la pollution atmosphérique inévitable de la vallée de Fredericton. Et les nappes aquifères où l’on puise nos eaux potables s’étendent loin à l’extérieur de Fredericton où l’on explore pour trouver des gaz de schiste, » ajoute une résidente de Fredericton, Sarah Boucher. « Il est temps pour les organisations de la santé ainsi que les entreprises, les églises et les politiciens de s’exprimer et de se joindre au plus grand mouvement populaire que le Nouveau-Brunswick n’a jamais connu jusqu’ici.
« La politicaillerie n’a pas sa place en santé humaine ni en matière de sécurité. Presque toutes les municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick ne se sont pas encore prononcées concernant les gaz de schiste. Les pressions des citoyens ont forcé les conseils municipaux de Minto, Hampton, Sackville et Sussex Corner à voter et ces quatre municipalités sont maintenant protégées par un moratoire ou bien une interdiction. Il est temps que Fredericton fasse la même chose, » selon une autre résidente de Fredericton, Caroline Lubbe-D’Arcy.
Le faible taux de participation aux élections municipales signifie que les sièges peuvent être gagnés ou perdus par seulement quelques centaines de votes et souvent moins. Plusieurs sièges sont gagnés par acclamation. Durant les dernières élections municipales le 12 mai 2008, le taux moyen de participation a été de quarante-huit pour cent dans les élections municipales contestées et dans les élections des collectivités rurales (le taux le moins élevé était de vingt-huit pour cent et le plus élevé soixante-dix-sept pour cent). Cent-soixante-dix candidats se sont présentés pour les cent-quatre postes de maire; et huit-cent-quatre-vingt-neuf candidats se sont présentés aux cinq-cent-trente-sept postes de candidats; cinquante-trois maires et cent-dix conseillers ont été élus par acclamation.
« Faisons savoir à nos conseillers qu’ils ont besoin de se prononcer et qu’ils doivent protéger notre air et notre eau, » propose l’organisateur de la marche bleu, Mark D’Arcy. « Les élections municipales auront lieu de 14 mai prochain. »
Personnes-ressources pour les médias :
Mark D’Arcy
Tel. 506 454 5119
Terry Wishart
Tel. 506 238 4001
Shale Gas Protest Rally in Fredericton November 23rd / Pour publication immédiate : Rassemblement contre les gaz de schiste à Fredericton le 23 novembre
Written by Terry WishartPRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release November 22, 2011
Shale Gas Protest Rally in Fredericton November 23rd
FREDERICTON NB ---- A rally at the Provincial Legislature will take place on November 23rd to protest unconventional shale gas development in New Brunswick.
Citizens and community groups from throughout New Brunswick will converge on Fredericton on Wednesday, November 23rd at the opening session of the New Brunswick Legislature with their message to the Alward Government that the exploration and extraction of natural gas from shale using horizontal drilling in combination with slick water hydraulic fracturing will not be tolerated.
Members of CUPE locals from throughout the province will be joining industry opponents in solidarity on Wednesday. At their November 3rd 2011 National Convention, CUPE adopted Resolution No.96, which expressly states that all levels of government must put an end to shale gas development because the industry, “has failed to demonstrate that such development would not have serious consequences for the environment and the health of citizens”; and governments being “clearly unprepared for this issue, and have done a poor job of responding to public concerns”.
New Brunswickers from all over the province denounce the development of an unconventional shale gas industry. The process used to extract unconventional shale gas is less than 20 years old. It is the undisputed cause of ecological damage and long-term economic net debt, earthquakes, air and noise pollution, infrastructure degradation and the profligate use and irreversible poisoning of trillions of litres of fresh water. It leaves deleterious impacts on the lives and health of humans and other animals in its wake.
“The civic duty of New Brunswick residents does not require that they be guinea pigs in anyone's science experiments”, states Jim Emberger, spokesperson for the Taymouth Community Association.
The promise of large-scale job creation appears over-exaggerated. In a recent presentation at the University of New Brunswick on October 22, 2011, Mr. Calvin Tillman, former mayor of Dish, Texas mentioned that since this industry requires highly skilled workers, most will be imported from outside the province to enable the industry to be more competitive at a time when stock market prices for natural gas are low.
Sixty residents in Penobsquis have lost their well water and have experienced ground subsidence allegedly from potash mining and the added burden of shale gas drilling in their rural community. Some who want to move away have been unable to sell their homes. We ask, where is justice for the people of Penobsquis? Will regulations serve anyone when more things go wrong? A point made clear in the recent documentary by Rob Turgeon, ‘Be… Without Water’. (www.youtube.com/user/robfturgeon#p/a/u/1/aK0NMTMXHSw)
Events on Wednesday, November 23rd are scheduled to begin with a gathering at the Provincial Legislature at 12:00 noon. A program with music and speakers will begin at 12:45 pm.
Media Contacts:
Pour publication immédiate COMMUNIQUÉ 22 novembre 2011
Rassemblement contre les gaz de schiste à Fredericton le 23 novembre
FREDERICTON NB − Un rassemblement aura lieu à l’Assemblée législative demain le 23 novembre afin de protester contre l’exploitation des gaz de schiste au Nouveau-Brunswick.
Des citoyennes et des citoyens ainsi que des groupes communautaires de l’ensemble du Nouveau-Brunswick convergeront vers Fredericton à l’ouverture de la Législature du Nouveau-Brunswick demain mercredi le 23 novembre pour signifier à l’administration Alward que l’exploration et l’extraction des gaz naturels en utilisant le forage horizontal avec des fluides de fracturation sous pression ne seront pas tolérées.
Les membres des sections locales de toute la province du SCFP se joindront en solidarité à ceux qui s’opposent à l’exploitation des gaz de schiste. Lors de leur Convention nationale le 3 novembre dernier, ils ont adopté la résolution 96, qui déclare expressément à tous les niveaux de gouvernement que l’on doit mettre fin à l’exploitation des gaz de schiste parce que cette industrie « a failli de démontrer que de telles entreprises n’auraient pas de conséquences graves sur l’environnement et sur la santé de la population, » et que les gouvernements « sont manifestement mal préparés devant cet enjeu et qu’ils n’ont pas réussi à répondre aux préoccupations de la population. »
Les NéoBrunswickois de toute la province dénoncent le développement non conventionnel de l’industrie des gaz de schiste. Le processus utilisé pour extraire les gaz de schiste non conventionnels a moins de 20 ans. Et il est la cause non contestée de dégâts écologiques, de tremblements de terre, de pollution atmosphérique, de pollution par le bruit, de dégradation des infrastructures et de l’utilisation immodérée et de l’empoisonnement irréversible de trillions de litres d’eau douce. Elle laisse dans son sillage des impacts nuisibles pour la vie des humains et des autres animaux.
« Le devoir civique des résidents du Nouveau-Brunswick n’exige pas qu’ils servent de cobaye pour les expériences scientifiques de qui que ce soit, » affirme Jim Emberger, porte-parole de l’Association communautaire de Taymouth.
Les promesses de créations d’emplois à grande échelle semblent très exagérées. Dans sa récente présentation à l’université du Nouveau-Brunswick le 22 octobre dernier, monsieur Calvin Tillman, ancien maire de Dish au Texas a mentionné qu’étant donné que cette industrie a besoin de travailleurs hautement qualifiés, la plupart d’entre eux proviendront de l’extérieur de la province afin de permettre aux opérations d’être plus compétitives au moment où les prix en bourse du gaz naturel sont bas.
En effet, la collectivité de Penobsquis a perdu (60) puits et sources depuis plusieurs années. Les plateformes de forage pour les gaz de schiste qui contribuent au fonctionnement des processus de la mine de potasse sont dispersées dans les pâturages et les coteaux à l’amont de la Kennebecasis. Nous demandons, où se trouve la justice pour les habitants de Penobsquis? Est-ce que des règlementations vont servir qui que ce soit lorsque d’autres choses tournent mal? Un récent documentaire par Rob Turgeon donne une réponse très claire : « Vivez…sans eau » (www.youtube.com/user/robfturgeon#p/a/u/1/aK0NMTMXHSw)
Les évènements de demain mercredi 23 novembre débuteront à midi lors du rassemblement devant l’Assemblée législative provinciale. Un programme de musique et de conférenciers suivra à midi et 45.
Contacts pour les médias:
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea To Speak In Moncton On November 30th and In Hampton December 1st
Written by Terry WishartDR. ANTHONY INGRAFFEA TO SPEAK IN MONCTON ON NOV. 30 AND IN HAMPTON ON DEC. 1.
The following includes an excerpt from the Nov. 2011 issue of Scientific American, in The Truth About Fracking.
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea will be presenting in Moncton, November 30th at the Capitol Theatre and at Hampton High School on Thursday, Dec. 1st at 7:00 p.m.. He will explore myths and realities of large-scale development of unconventional natural gas resources.
On a local scale, these concern geological aspects and the resulting use of directional drilling, high-volume, slickwater,hydraulic fracturing, multi-well pad arrangements and the impacts of these technologies on waste production and disposal. On a global scale, he will explore the cumulative impact on greenhouse gas loading of the atmosphere. Dr. Ingraffea is known for his clear and straight-forward explanations of these rather complex processes using visual displays and down to earth language.
Dr. Ingraffea is the Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering and a Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow at Cornell University. He participated in research and development for the oil and gas industry for 25 years, specializing in hydraulic fracture simulation and pipeline safety and twice won the National Research Council/U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics Award for Research in Rock Mechanics.
Dr. Ingraffea became a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1991; he became Co-Editor-in-Chief of Engineering Fracture Mechanics in 2005; he won ASTM’s George Irwin Award for outstanding research in fracture mechanics in 2006; and in 2009, he was named a Fellow of the International Congress on Fracture. Recently, he has been deeply engaged in informal education regarding the topic of this lecture with over 50 public presentations over the last year.
This event is part of the Shale Gas Speaker Series and is sponsored by CCNB Action and New Brunswick Shale Gas Alliance Member Groups throughout the Province.
This is a unique opportunity to become well informed about the most controversial issue facing New Brunswickers today.
Contact info:
Carl Wolpin: crwolpin@xplornet.com 832-7827
Chris Rendell: appsolca@yahoo.ca 832-4660
October 11, 2011 Hampton NB -- Hampton Town Council received a standing ovation this evening after they voted unanimously to reject Windsor Energy’s request to allow thumper trucks to conduct seismic testing within town limits.
Thanksgiving dinner plans with families were interrupted for many Hampton residents on Sunday when geophone equipment used for seismic testing was discovered along a lengthy stretch of Highway One, including within the Town of Hampton and Town of Quispamsis limits. The thumper trucks were also parked nearby and were set to go.
Windsor Energy previously made a request to Hampton Town Council to allow thumper trucks within town limits. They were notified council would make a decision at their regular council meeting this evening. Permission had not been granted by the town, yet the company appeared ready to start seismic testing without the required approval.
Hampton residents quickly organized a peaceful demonstration at the Town of Hampton – It’s Our Nature sign on Highway One this afternoon. Approximately 70 people participated in the demonstration to show Windsor Energy they did not have permission to conduct seismic testing. During the demonstration, protestors received word the company had decided not to “thump” the section of highway going through Hampton.
However seismic testing did take place along Highway One within Quispamsis Town limits on Monday without their councilors or mayor’s knowledge or permission.
Hampton Council Chambers were overflowing this evening with town residents concerned about seismic testing taking place within their community. Carl Wolpin from the group Hampton Water First, addressed council to thank them for supporting the moratorium on shale gas exploration at the recent provincial meeting of New Brunswick Municipalities. This was met with a standing ovation and drawn out applause from those in attendance.
Council member Peter Behr moved that Windsor Energy’s request be denied stating that he received a great deal of feedback from community residents. Not a single person he spoke with was supportive of seismic testing. He went on to say that since he was elected to represent the people, it was the right thing to deny the request. The motion was quickly seconded. One of the councilors noted that although they do not have control over what happens in the rest of the province, they do have control over what happens within Hampton town limits.
Contact: Hampton Water First
Carl Wolpin: crwolpin@xplornet.com 832-7827
Chris Rendell: appsolca@yahoo.ca 832-4660
NB Groups Want The Provincial Government To Heed Their Message
Written by Terry WishartNB Groups Want The Provincial Government To Heed Their Message
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2011
Moncton -- On Saturday, September 17, the anti-shale gas network of citizens have planned
another march for New Brunswickers to say “NO!” to shale gas in the downtown core of
Moncton.
More than 2 dozen groups from around the province, from places like Cornhill, Sackville,
Taymouth and Hampton, recently announced the network they’ve formed to stop shale gas
development in New Brunswick, and their next step is to hold another rally to continue sending
their message to the provincial government that the shale gas industry is not welcome here.
This grassroots movement has committed itself to informing their fellow New Brunswickers of
the dangers of shale gas. “It’s shameful that our government has not honestly engaged and
informed its citizens of the dangers of this industry,” says Debra Hopper, a spokesperson for Our
Environment, Our Choice, Notre Environnement, Notre Choix. “We have an intelligent group
here. We have done our homework; now the government needs to do the same. It has been
reading off of cheat sheets provided by industry. The same tired lines that we’re all sick of
hearing. The people of New Brunswick have a right to know what we are really facing.”
“We ask that our government do its job in protecting our life sustaining resources against an
industry that is advancing at an accelerated rate and that threatens our quality of life for
generations to come. Once the damages are done, there is no return,” says Patricia Léger,
spokesperson for Memramcook Action. “We cannot expect industry to warn us of the dangers of
this toxic method of extracting natural gas and our government seems to only be listening to
industry.”
In our ongoing effort to get the facts about the dangers of shale gas drilling out into the open, a
second march is being held this time in Moncton. It will begin at 12:00 noon at the Hal Betts
Ball Fields – Moncton SportPlex, located at 250 Assomption Blvd at the corner of Vaughn
Harvey. Protesters will march along Vaughn Harvey Blvd, and down Main Street before
congregating at Moncton City Hall, next to SWN Offices. We invite all water drinkers and air
breathers to join us in our PEACEFUL display of democracy in action.
At City Hall, there will be speakers from various groups and communities from across the
province, including the Youth Environmental Action Network, Elsipogtog First Nation, Friends
of Mount Carleton, the Maliseet Grand Council, and Ban Fracking NB.
Media Contacts:
Our Environment, Our Choice, Notre Envrionnement, Notre Choix, Denise Melanson: 523-9467
Quality of Life Initiative, Otty Forgrave: 839-2326
CCNB Action, Stephanie Merrill: 261-8317
Ban Fracking NB, Terri Telasco: 866-7658
New Brunswickers Against Fracking, Mary de La Valette: 369-1995
Council of Canadians, St. John Chapter, Carol Ring: 847-0953
Grand Lake Watershed Guardians, Amy Sullivan: 339-1980 or 339-5324
Sierra Club Atlantic, Hazel Richardson: 452-8915
New Brunswick Day of FrAction!
On behalf of the many groups saying “NO” to shale gas in NB, CCNB Action invites you to the New Brunswick Day of FrAction!
On Monday, August 1 there will be multiple protests and actions across Atlantic Canada against Fracking, at the same time with the same message – We Do Not want Fracking in Atlantic Canada (or anywhere really!).
Celebrate and Defend our Picture Province on New Brunswick Day in Fredericton with a Peaceful March against Shale Gas
Monday, August 1
High Noon
Old Burial Grounds (51 Woodstock Rd) to the NB Legislature
The Atlantic Day of FrAction is being organized by the Sierra Club Atlantic, and the NB March is being collaboratively organized by a number of organizations and people opposed to the exploration and production of shale gas in New Brunswick – Join the growing movement!
For more information contact Stephanie Merrill, Shale Gas Alert Campaign Coordinator, CCNB Action: 458.8747; water@ccnbaction.ca; www.ccnbaction.ca; Facebook: www.facebook.com/ccnbshalegas
For more information on the Sierra Club Day of FrAction visit www.atlantic.sierraclub.ca/en/fraction
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Fête contre la fracturation au Nouveau-Brunswick !
De la part de plusieurs groupes qui disent NON au gaz de shale au Nouveau-Brunswick, Action CCNB vous invite à fêter en disant NON à la fracturation!
Ce lundi 1er aout, les NéoBrunswickois se joindront aux protestations et aux actions entreprises dans tout le Canada Atlantique afin de manifester leur opposition à la fracturation dans leur région. (Et en réalité partout ailleurs!)
Durant la Fête du Nouveau-Brunswick à Fredericton, célébrons et préservons le pittoresque de notre province en participant à une marche pacifique contre les gaz de shale.
Lundi 1er aout
Midi tapant
Marche du vieux cimetière (51, chemin Woodstock) jusqu’à l’Assemblée législative du NB
La journée FrAction de l’Atlantique est organisée par le Club Sierra Atlantique et la marche au NB est organisée grâce à la collaboration d’un nombre d’organisations et de personnes opposées à l’exploration et à la production de gaz de shale au Nouveau-Brunswick — Joignez-vous à notre mouvement!
Pour plus de renseignements, contactez Stephanie Merrill, coordonnatrice de l’Alerte au gaz de shale, Action CCNB : 458-8747; water@ccnbaction.ca; www.ccnbaction.ca. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ccnbshalegasDay of FRACtion: NB groups Organize March against Shale Gas
Written by Stephanie MerrillJuly 28, 2011
CCNB Action Press Release
For Immediate Release
Fredericton -- On Monday, August 1, 16 groups saying “NO!” to shale gas from around the province will join together in the Capital City for a March, as part of an Atlantic-wide Day of FRACtion.
Many community-based organizations have formed around the province to voice their opposition to shale gas, and now they are coming together as a unified voice to send their message to our provincial government that the shale gas industry is not welcome in our communities.
"We are lucky, for most, our province – our home – is supported by clean drinking water, pristine rivers and lakes, fresh air, and green fields", says Stephanie Merrill, Freshwater Protection Coordinator with CCNB Action. “Shale gas exploration and development threaten our home”.
The grassroots momentum against shale gas is growing rapidly across the province. "The level of local involvement in this issue is very encouraging," says Merrill, who leads CCNB Action’s Shale Gas Alert Campaign. “It means people are paying attention, getting angry, getting active and doing something about it. They are protecting their homes for present and future generations from permanent damage”, she continues.
The March, which is open to the public, will begin at 12:00 noon at the Old Burial Grounds. Marchers will parade along Woodstock Rd. and King St., down Carleton St., across the Pedestrian Bridge, along the Riverfront Trail, onto Regent and down Queen to the Legislature.
At the Legislature, there will be speakers from various groups and communities across the province, including CCNB Action, Maliseet Grand Council, Our Environment Our Choice, Concerned Citizens of Penobsquis and Sierra Club Atlantic.
This is an excellent media opportunity.
The Day of FRACtion March is co-organized by 16 community groups. For contact information for each group, contact Stephanie Merrill, CCNB Action, 458.8747
Ban Fracking NB: Terri Telasco
CCNB Action: Stephanie Merrill
Council of Canadians, Saint John Chapter: Carol Ring
Friends of Mount Carleton: Jean-Louis Deveau
Friends of the UNB Woodlot: Mark D’Arcy or Caroline Lubbe D’Arcy
Hampton Water First: Chris Rendell
Harvey Environmental Action Team: Terri Wishart
Maliseet Grand Council: Alma Brooks
New Brunswickers Against Fracking: Mary de La Valette
Our Environment, Our Choice: Maxime Daigle or Denise Melanson
Penniac Anti Shale Gas Organization: Armand Paul
Quality of Life Initiative: Otty Forgrave
Sierra Club Atlantic Water Committee: Hazel Richardson
Sustainable Energy Group: Sam Arnold
Taymouth Community Association: Jim Emberger
Transition Town Woodstock: Steve Helle
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CCNB Shale Gas Action Alert! NB Groups Take Action On Shale Gas
Written by Stephanie Merrill
IMPACTED but not INVITED: Rally at the Provincial Shale Gas Forum
Thursday, June 23
8am-4pm
Outside the Fredericton Inn, top of Regent St.
Come for all or part of the day. For best media impact, please come early!
The provincial government is hosting a shale gas forum and about 50 organizations from municipalities, industry groups, universities and community groups have been invited but it is not open to the public.
Come tell the government that No Means NO!