Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Acciona hosts tour of Saint John Safe Clean Drinking Water Project
ACCIONA hosted a delegation of senior company executives and public officials for a tour of the Saint John Safe Clean Drinking Water Project —a flagship…
New Brunswick
Weso’tmk Samqwan signs agreement with Government of Canada to establish Mi’kmaw-led water services
Weso’tmk Samqwan Incorporated, an Indigenous organization focused on providing safe, reliable, and sustainable water and wastewater services, has signed a framework agreement with Indigenous Services…
Greater Moncton rises to the challenge with modernized wastewater treatment facility
Growing communities have growing needs, and Greater Moncton, New Brunswick was no exception. The region, one of the fastest growing in Canada, was faced with…
Sussex to mitigate flood risk with $25.6M investment
Sussex, New Brunswick — Sussex is building two flood diversion channels and overpasses after an investment of $25.6 million from the federal and municipal governments. This was announced…
Canada and Miramichi invest in Miramichi’s Coastal Protection
Miramichi, NB – Measures are being put in place to make the riverbank along the Miramichi River more secure, after a the combined investment of…
Canada and New Brunswick invest in new municipal well infrastructure in Fundy Albert
Fundy Albert, NB – Fundy Albert will be building new wells and related infrastructure thanks to the combined investment of over $12.2 million from the…
Canada, New Brunswick, and the Municipality of Grand Lake invest in the replacement of the Chipman Wastewater Treatment Facility
Grand Lake, NB – Grand Lake (Chipman) are building a new facility intended to serve an estimated growing population in the region and ensure a…
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and its partners confirm the arrival of Zebra Mussels in New Brunswick
Moncton, NB – Since last summer’s detection of Zebra Mussels in Lake Temiscouata, Quebec, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and its provincial, municipal, non-governmental and…
Canada and New Brunswick invest in infrastructure renewal in Fredericton
Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, the Honourable Jill Green, Minister of Social Development, Minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation and…
Water and wastewater infrastructure funding for municipalities of Tracadie and Rivière-du-Nord, NB
Rivière-du-Nord, NB – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie–Bathurst, the Honourable Réjean Savoie,…
Water infrastructure improvements in Bathurst and Belle-Baie, NB
Belle-Baie, NB – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie‒Bathurst, the Honourable Réjean Savoie,…
Canada and New Brunswick invest in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in St. Stephen and Nackawic-Millville
St. Stephen, NB – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Réjean Savoie, Minister responsible for the Regional Development…
New Brunswick achieves goal of protecting 10 per cent of land and freshwater
The provincial government announced on December 13 that it is protecting an additional 277,900 hectares of Crown land to reach its goal of protecting 10 per…
New disaster mitigation infrastructure for Saint John
Saint John, NB – Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John—Rothesay, and John MacKenzie, Deputy Mayor of the City of Saint John, has announced…
Ducks Unlimited Canada partners with Irving Oil, University of Toronto Scarborough, and other top Canadian academics to advance climate research and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Saint John, NB – A new partnership between industry, academia, and conservation organizations is quantifying the role of wetlands as nature-based climate solutions and will…
COP 14 honours 25 newly accredited Wetland Cities
Geneva – Parties at the Convention on Wetlands’ 14th Conference of the Parties or COP14 celebrated this year’s 25 accredited Wetland Cities at a dedicated ceremony.…
Provincial funding for New Brunswick wetland conservation project
Fredericton, GNB – The provincial government is investing $350,000 in a project that aims to conserve and restore wetlands along the lower Saint John River…
Funding for solar energy and sewer infrastructure in Edmundston, New Brunswick
Edmundston, GNB – More than $13 million in infrastructure funding has been announced for solar energy generation at the Jean-Daigle Centre and sewer separation work…
NB releases updated, interactive flood hazard mapping
New Brunswickers can now access comprehensive and interactive flood hazard mapping to help inform them of flood-prone areas and the effect of climate change on water levels…
Canada and New Brunswick invest in water supply infrastructure
The Government of Canada is investing over $2.2 million to upgrade the water supply infrastructure in two rural New Brunswick communities through the Green Infrastructure Stream (GIS). As Canada moves toward…
Canada and FCM invest in stronger asset management in New Brunswick communities
The Government of Canada is investing $590,510 in 17 New Brunswick communities through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), delivered by the Federation of Canadian…
New Initiatives Underway in Shediac Bay Watershed
The Government of New Brunswick’s technical working group tasked with developing a management plan for Shediac Bay watershed, which includes Parlee Beach, is expected to…
New Brunswick Asking Residents to Conserve Water
Surface water and groundwater levels are lower than normal throughout the province, which is why New Brunswickers are advised to conserve water. “The heat wave,…
New Brunswick Launches 2020 River Watch Program
The River Watch program will provide New Brunswickers with information on the status of rivers, potential ice jams, and other flood issues across the province…