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Pamela Ross, chair of the Council of Canadians chapter in Moncton, said many people at the protest brought the same signs they used in 2013. (Pierre Fournier/CBC)
The Progressive Conservatives, who took charge in the province last Friday, have said efforts will be made to lift a ban on fracking by the end of the year in communities that are open to shale gas.
"We all share the same aquifer," Pamela Ross, chair of the Council of Canadians chapter in Moncton, said as she carried a "No shale gas" protest sign.
"This is just a small showing for now, if push comes to shove, when it comes down to it, we'll be back on the highway, whether it's in Penobsquis or Kent County or anywhere else in this province, people are against it."
Ross said many of the dozens of signs used in the protest are from 2013, when protesters gathered in Rexton to rally against SWN Resources, a shale gas exploration company.
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Kenneth Francis went to Moncton representing Kopit Lodge, a grassroots organization of Elsipogtog First Nation that focuses on water preservation and wildlife conservation. (Pierre Fournier/CBC) A camp was erected by protesters from the surrounding communities, including nearby Elsipogtog First Nation. The protest ended in October 2013 after a clash that saw five police cars burned and 40 people arrested.
Kenneth Francis was there during the protests of 2013, and he travelled to Moncton from his Elsipogtog home to protest again on Thursday. Francis represents Kopit Lodge, a grassroots Mi'kmaq water preservation and wildlife conservation group based in Elsipogtog.
"Hopefully, this will be the last time that I have to do this kind of protest, because when SWN left, we started to organize but to fight in the boardrooms, and if not in the boardrooms, in the courtroom.
"We don't want to see a repeat of the craziness that happened."
Francis said the First Nation has filed an aboriginal title claim in court.
Inside the hotel and in the conference room, Ray Ritcey, CEO of the Maritime Energy Association, said he respects the rights of protesters but fracking operations in New Brunswick are not a topic of discussion at the meeting.
"We're really trying to find short, mid-term solutions to a gas supply gap that exists today and is only going to increase by Dec. 31 of this year."
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Ray Ritcey, CEO of the Maritimes Energy Association, said the meeting Thursday that drew protesters was not about shale gas but about a coming gap in natural gas supplies in the region. (Pierre Fournier/CBC) Because of dwindling supply, offshore drilling near Sable Island is expected to wrap up by the end of the year, he said.
Ritcey said he's in favour of lifting the moratorium in New Brunswick, but it would be a long-term solution to bolster natural gas supplies.
When the former Liberal government imposed the moratorium, it said five conditions had to be met before it was lifted: a community approval to extract shale gas; reliable data on health, environmental and water impacts; a plan to dispose of wastewater; proper Indigenous consultations, and a proper structure for the province to collect royalty payments.
Francis said proper consultations have not been done with indigenous communities, adding, "They have no consent from First Nations."
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks many folks would agree that Pamela Ross and her Council of Canadian buddies are professional protesters supported by the NDP and the unions N'esy Pas?
'Break out the signs': Shale gas foes take to the streets again
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Harold Benson
Thanks to first nations leading the way on this issue.
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David Amos
@Harold Benson Wrong again Sam Methinks it is rather obvious that its you sneaky COC people as usual N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Harold Benson Thanks for proving my point
David Amos
Methinks many folks would agree that Pamela Ross, and her Council of Canadian buddies are professional protesters supported by the NDP and the unions N'esy Pas?
Nancy Alcox
@David Amos Professional Protester? What does that even mean? Qu’est-ce que tu dis?
Buford Wilson
(Good call David).
David Amos
@Nancy Alcox Methinks if CBC didn't' block me so much I could N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Buford Wilson Name one call that was false
David Amos
@Nancy Alcox Methinks whereas Dominic Cardy and his lawyer buddy Kelly Lamrock are no longer NDP dudes and now support fracking perhaps they can explain the Council of Canadians to you N'esy Pas?
Harold Benson
Why is it that people think we need to trash the earth in order to create jobs?
David Amos
@Harold Benson Methinks Sam should explain his new ID first N'esy Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
@Harold Benson
It is not about trashing the earth or the environment it is about making the RICH RICHER! What a legacy this HIGGS government is deciding to leave our children!
It is not about trashing the earth or the environment it is about making the RICH RICHER! What a legacy this HIGGS government is deciding to leave our children!
David Amos
@Paul Bourgoin I Wholeheartedly Agree Sir
Steve Murray
Same tired old ideas and rhetoric from a tired old party. Nothing has changed and Fracking is still environmental and economic suicide. Collapse the government already and we'll all vote Green. This game of musical chairs with Liberals and Conservatives every four years is simply not working.
Ian Scott
@Steve Murray and your solution to energy is what, other than complain?
Harold Benson
@Ian Scott You burning NG ?
David Amos
@Harold Benson No doubt you are
David Amos
@Harold Benson Methinks ySam's computer is powered by some electrons generated by burning natural gas at Grandview Cogeneration and Plant Bayside Power N'esy Pas?
Steve Murray
@Ian Scott My solution for lack of a better word is to elect a government that will at least attempt to move towards renewable energy. I don't know if you have noticed but mother earth is at a tipping point...she's burning up Scotty! We need monumental change now. Rise out of the dark ages.
'Break out the signs': Shale gas foes take to the streets again
Protesters say they're better organized than the last time the province allowed fracking
About two dozen anti-shale gas protesters waved signs to the beat of a drum on Thursday outside a Moncton hotel, site of a meeting to discuss natural gas supplies in the Maritimes.
The Progressive Conservatives, who took charge in the province last Friday, have said efforts will be made to lift a ban on fracking by the end of the year in communities that are open to shale gas.
But on Main Street on Thursday, protesters said any fracking in New Brunswick is too close to home.
"We all share the same aquifer," Pamela Ross, chair of the Council of Canadians chapter in Moncton, said as she carried a "No shale gas" protest sign.
Hopefully, this will be the last time that I have to do this kind of protest.- Kenneth Francis, Kopit LodgeProtesters are watching every move of the new government to see how far the reopened issue of fracking will go, Ross said.
"This is just a small showing for now, if push comes to shove, when it comes down to it, we'll be back on the highway, whether it's in Penobsquis or Kent County or anywhere else in this province, people are against it."
Ross said many of the dozens of signs used in the protest are from 2013, when protesters gathered in Rexton to rally against SWN Resources, a shale gas exploration company.
Kenneth Francis was there during the protests of 2013, and he travelled to Moncton from his Elsipogtog home to protest again on Thursday. Francis represents Kopit Lodge, a grassroots Mi'kmaq water preservation and wildlife conservation group based in Elsipogtog.
"Hopefully, this will be the last time that I have to do this kind of protest, because when SWN left, we started to organize but to fight in the boardrooms, and if not in the boardrooms, in the courtroom.
"We don't want to see a repeat of the craziness that happened."
Francis said the First Nation has filed an aboriginal title claim in court.
Inside the hotel and in the conference room, Ray Ritcey, CEO of the Maritime Energy Association, said he respects the rights of protesters but fracking operations in New Brunswick are not a topic of discussion at the meeting.
"We're really trying to find short, mid-term solutions to a gas supply gap that exists today and is only going to increase by Dec. 31 of this year."
Ritcey said he's in favour of lifting the moratorium in New Brunswick, but it would be a long-term solution to bolster natural gas supplies.
When the former Liberal government imposed the moratorium, it said five conditions had to be met before it was lifted: a community approval to extract shale gas; reliable data on health, environmental and water impacts; a plan to dispose of wastewater; proper Indigenous consultations, and a proper structure for the province to collect royalty payments.
Francis said proper consultations have not been done with indigenous communities, adding, "They have no consent from First Nations."