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New Brunswick doesn’t currently require a watercourse and wetland alteration permit for commercial activity on peatlands.
Current law doesn’t require a wetland permit for commercial activity on peatlands
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: May 12, 2026 4:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Peatlands in the province are home to an industry that, as of 2023, employed about 2,000 people and brings in $250 million annually, the New Brunswick Peat Producers Association said. (Mike Heenan/CBC)
Not all wetlands in New Brunswick require a watercourse permit for commercial activity, but an environmental group wants MLAs to change that.
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s New Brunswick chapter recommended the move as part of an ongoing review of the province’s clean water laws.
While projects on most types of wetlands require the proponent to obtain a watercourse and wetland alteration permit, that’s not the case for a subset known as peatlands, said the group’s executive director, Roberta Clowater.
“That does mean that the scrutiny that comes with having to go through a permitting process is not happening,” Clowater told members of a legislative committee on Tuesday.
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