OCI Long Pond Proposal

OCI Long Pond Proposal Ocean Choice International (OCI) has submitted a proposal to develop a new 90-metre wharf and cold storage facility in Long Pond, Conception Bay South. This development would require infilling of 1.7 ha (4 acres), in the middle of Long Pond, an important estuary in the heart of CBS. It has been…

AGM on November 19

You are invited to our AGM on November 19, 7:00 pm at the MUN Botanical Garden, 306 Mt Scio Rd, St. John’s. The meeting will begin with a public presentation titled “Sustainability Planning in City of St. John’s” by Edmundo Fausto, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of St. John’s. If you are interested in being…

Wetlands policy discussion

Wetlands are special spaces that provide critical wildlife habitat, absorb storm water, and protect against climate change effects. Protecting wetlands themselves is no small feat when there are numerous threats such at development, fragmentation and climate change. Local conservationists and engineers, among others, are contributing to a modern wetland policy in Newfoundland and Labrador to…