Miramichi River

• Cottagers want Miramichi Lake smallmouth bass eradication approval rescinded

  A group of cottage owners on Miramichi Lake have asked the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to rescind its approval of a plan to eradicate smallmouth bass from the lake.

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2021
  
• Group canoes on Miramichi Lake attempting to stall pesticide plan

  Wolastoqewi Mothers and Grandmothers took turns riding in canoes on Miramichi Lake in an effort to thwart a smallmouth bass eradication plan involving the use of a pesticide.

  Environment

  Aug 18, 2021
  
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• Delay sought in Miramichi Lake smallmouth bass eradication

  The lawyer for Wolastoqewi mothers and grandmothers says they will try to delay a pesticide plan to eradicate smallmouth bass from Miramichi Lake, which starts Aug. 17.

  Environment

  Aug 16, 2021
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• Smallmouth bass eradication plan set for Miramichi Lake

  A group of conservation partners will apply a pesticide to the water at Miramichi Lake starting Aug. 17, in the hopes of eradicating smallmouth bass from the watershed.

  Environment

  Aug 11, 2021
• Nelson Rural School students find COVID stress relief while getting ‘schooled’ in fishing

  Students from Nelson Rural School, N.B., are learning to fish along the Miramichi River as part of their phys-ed class, feeding off COVID-19 safety recommendations to be outdoors.

  Health

  May 21, 2021
• Missing teenagers from Eel Ground First Nation found ‘safe and sound’

  Police announced on Tuesday that the pair had been located "safe and sound."

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2020
• New Brunswick to review plan to eradicate invasive smallmouth bass from lake

  A coalition of conservation groups were told this week to register their salmon-protection strategy for a review by New Brunswick's Department of Environment and Local Government.

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2020
• Man’s body recovered from Miramichi River

  Police believe the man had made attempts to retrieve his boat after it began to float away from shore.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2020
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• N.B. group concerned with salmon numbers in Miramichi River

  Mark Hambrook says the numbers confirm the observations of association members over the past year.

  Environment

  Jan 22, 2020
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• Groups look to wipe out smallmouth bass from N.B. lake to protect salmon

  The groups want to use a toxin called rotenone to kill the bass in Miramichi Lake - a 300 hectare body of water near the centre of the province.

  Environment

  Oct 29, 2019