Daniel LeBlanc

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  Daniel LeBlanc - Petitcodiac Riverkeeper

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  On June 26 2002, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper's Executive Director Daniel LeBlanc was informed of an oil spill flowing downstream from Halls Creek into the Petitcodiac.Mr. LeBlanc traced back the spill to a City of Moncton storm sewer on Humphreys Brook.He immediately alerted the environmental emergency service and the City of Moncton, but it took approximately 15 hours before measures were taken to contain the spill.That same evening, Mr. LeBlanc took a sample of the oil-based effluent, using recognized sampling protocols and sent it to Buchanan Environmental Ltd, a Fredericton laboratory.
  
  Since there is now a possible infraction of the federal Fisheries Act as well as the provincial Clean Water Act, the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper intends to pursue its investigation to determine the cause of the spill."We suspect that there are other flaws in the region's sewer system, and we want to know more about it", asserts Daniel LeBlanc.
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  Daniel LeBlanc, Petitcodiac RiverkeeperTel. (506)388-5337, www.petitcodiac.org

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  "It is very disappointing when cases get thrown away on technicalities, and certainly so when these relate to the environment", said LeBlanc."We're hoping that the federal government and the Crown will appeal this case, since it has important implications on the manner in which the Fisheries Act and other environmental laws are enforced in this province".
  
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  "We have been consistent about our position ever since the promise to undertake this EIA was made by the Province nearly four years ago", says the organisation's Riverkeeper and Executive Director Daniel LeBlanc, "and we have no intention of investing ourselves blindly into this or any other process if we can't even have a commitment from the governments that an actual project is going to take place once this is all over in 2005".
  
  The Riverkeeper decision comes at a time when the million-dollar river study is about to begin, two full years behind schedule."2005 is a long way ahead", argues LeBlanc, "and without any assurance that things are going to be different this time around, the risks for the river and its species are too high for us to bank on this new study".
  
  LeBlanc notes that in the past 34 years, members from his organisation have taken part in over 20 different pubic consultation exercises aimed at providing their input to solve the causeway issue, all to no avail."Since the Louis J. Robichaud Government in the 1960's, over 130 reports and studies have been conducted on the Petitcodiac River, making this one of the most studied river systems in Canada" says LeBlanc.
  
  "Governments tend to forget how much time and effort is required from the public to take part in these consultations, adds LeBlanc, and it is often assumed that everyone in the community will just give freely of their time to help consultants and civil servants undertake their studies.Hundreds of volunteers in this community have dedicated thousands of hours of their personal time in the past decades to help successive governments and consultant firms conduct their studies on the Petitcodiac, and we feel it is inexcusable to ask more from the public now without a genuine commitment that action will indeed be taken once this research is completed," cautions LeBlanc."The sad reality is that I have met very few people in this region who believe that this new study is going to be any different", says LeBlanc.
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  Daniel LeBlanc, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper(506) 388-5337 - www.petitcodiac.org

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  « North Branch Halls Creek and Gorge Brook in Moncton, Grindstone Creek in Dieppe and Breau Creek in Memramcook are at least four of the streams that will be thoroughly sweeped in order to rid them of all the garbage that we can find », said Daniel LeBlanc, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper.
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  The Petitcodiac Riverkeepers and spokesman Daniel LeBlanc wants another "visioning" exercise for the Petitcodiac river waterfront.
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  By just saying you disagree with Daniel and the Riverkeepers will just upset them and not provide a constructive solution.

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  "When you put up a barrier it's just about the most stupid thing you can do to a tidal river,'' says Daniel LeBlanc, recently retired from the Moncton-based environmental group, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper."There's no flushing anymore.
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  "It was an extraordinary destruction of a river system,'' LeBlanc says."Not just visually but in the life of the river.''
  
  Ten native fish species, including gaspereau (also known as alewives) and Atlantic sturgeon, were either eliminated or significantly reduced, LeBlanc says.
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  A final decision on the rehabilitation project, which will cost an estimated $33 million to $47 million, has yet to be made, but LeBlanc is optimistic that the river,and its bore,will once again run free.

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  "This is great news for the River and for all those that have been anxiously waiting to see the Petitcodiac, its fisheries and its tidal bore restored," said Daniel LeBlanc, Riverkeeper."After decades of anticipation, we now finally have clear solutions as to how to move forward with resolving the causeway problem."
  
  "Experts leading the EIA also recognize that the cost of permanently opening the causeway will be an investment in the future," says LeBlanc, "with socio economic gains predicted to eventually surpass the costs associated with the Status Quo (the ongoing maintenance of the gate structure and causeway)."
  
  "It is now up to the governments to make sure that the recommendations are promptly implemented", adds LeBlanc.
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  Daniel LeBlanc Tel. (506) 388-5337

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  "It doesn't show a good example when government agencies contribute the largest share of the deterioration taking place in our ecosystem" says Daniel LeBlanc, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper's Executive Director."It is even more worrying when these 'polluters' are accountable to other government agencies whose job it is to enforce environmental laws".
  
  The Petitcodiac causeway was chosen as 2002's Worst Pollution Source for its widespread negative impact on the entire ecosystem and for its responsibility in eliminating at least five aquatic species from the river.The Greater Moncton Primary Treatment Plant was designated as last year's second worst pollution source, citing the 50 to 70 million litres of primary treated effluent that is discharged daily into the Petitcodiac River.
  
  According to LeBlanc, the watershed audit performed by the Riverkeeper also enabled the group to arrive at four other findings regarding the state of the Petitcodiac River ecosystem in 2002."Our first finding is that every pollution problem identified in our report has a recognised and documented solution which can be implemented", said LeBlanc.
  
  "Secondly, these solutions appear not to have been implemented yet in our watershed either as a result of weak environmental policy by governments serving this region or a lack of environmental law enforcement.Our third finding is that while large and publicly owned infrastructures currently create the greatest environmental damage to our ecosystem, the 'pollution sources of the future' all seem to revolve around development issues".In other words, perhaps the worst side effect of our region's growth, explains LeBlanc, is that these developments often result in severe negative impacts on our ecosystem."This doesn't need to happen if we create and apply sound environmental management policies for our region".
  
  Finally, the Riverkeeper also notes that the greatest pollution action caused by 'individuals' in the watershed is most probably linked to the ongoing and widespread use of cosmetic pesticides."Unlike the Town of Shediac, the Village of Caraquet and dozens of other municipalities across Canada that have enacted bans on the use of cosmetic pesticides in their jurisdictions, no actions have yet been taken in that direction by municipalities of this watershed", remarks LeBlanc.
  
  "Our intention is to continue publishing the 10 Worst Pollution Source list on an annual basis, said LeBlanc, with the hope that those who appear on it will take corrective measures to eliminate their harm to the ecosystem".Two days ago, the Riverkeeper also announced the 2002 recipient of their newly created Petitcodiac River Award, Dieppe's l'École Amirault, to recognise those that have made significant contributions towards the protection of the Petitcodiac ecosystem.
  
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  INFORMATION:Daniel LeBlanc, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper(506) 388-5337

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  The investigation began late in 2000 after a complaint from Daniel LeBlanc, a director of the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper, an environmental group.

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