Lifestyle
Oct 11 2024

Fracked Farmland: “It’s a slow kill”

Articles, Lifestyle, Nature & Conservation
by Deborah Carr

It’s election season in New Brunswick and the public seems largely unaware that the Blaine Higgs Progressive Conservatives (PC) want to lift the moratorium and restart fracking. The PCs think we should help Europe transition from coal by selling them our ‘clean natural gas’. And most people do not realize that the Frederick Brook Shale Formation, one of the most highly desired gas-bearing regions, runs through south-eastern part of the province  from Memramcook and Hillsborough to Elgin and Sussex. Just a few kilometres from Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe. What changes would this bring to our communities?

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Dec 20 2023

Women of the Wilderness

Articles, Lifestyle, People & Places
by Deborah Carr

(Excerpt Saltscapes Magazine, Cover feature, Dec 2023)

Women in Southeast New Brunswick are taking to the woods together and having a blast.

The first time I met Sarah Lord, she was leading a hike to the Midland Ice Cave near Norton, N.B. The icy alcove tucked behind a frozen waterfall on private land is the kind of local treasure that isn’t advertised, but continues to be popular due to the agreeability of the landowner.

This is what Lord does best: she sniffs out hidden New Brunswick destinations, works out the kinks of getting there safely, and helps others stretch their comfort levels and discover the beauty of their own backyard without the worry of getting lost or encountering the unknown.

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