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Photographer: Courtesy www.petitcodiac.org
Caption: Marker detail: Legal Action / Poursuite en justice
Additional Description: The creation of the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper in 1999 was a turning point in one of the longest environmental battles in the country. As the first Canadian member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, the Riverkeeper pursued legal action under the Federal Fisheries Act to remedy fish passage issues. Waterkeeper president and renowned environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., brought national and international attention to the cause when he visited Moncton in 1999 and 2004.
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La création de Sentinelles Petitcodiac en 1999 amorce un grand virage dans une lutte environnementale parmi les plus longues au pays. Devenu premier membre canadien de la Waterkeeper Alliance, Sentinelles Petitcodiac mène une poursuite en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur les pêches pour régler le problème du passage des poissons. En visite à Moncton en 1999 et en 2004, le président de Waterkeeper Robert F. Kennedy Jr., juriste environnementaliste renommé, porte la cause à l'attention du pays et du monde.
Submitted: June 7, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p524981
File Size: 0.821 Megabytes

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