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The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick is continuing to advocate for the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced earlier this year that the facility will close in the fall, a move some conservationists say could threaten salmon populations.
The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick fear the facility’s closure could end some salmon populations
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 13, 2026 6:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago
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The Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility is set to close this fall. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick is continuing its call for the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans to keep the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility or at least find an alternative.
Justice Gruben, the chief of Bilijk or Kingsclear First Nation, called on people to sign a petition and to voice their concerns to all levels of government.
“Raise your voice and let the minister know that this decision is unacceptable and we cannot allow this important species to go extinct,” said Gruben.
Roughly 50 people were in attendance in Bilijk on Monday to hear community members speak in opposition of the government’s decision to close the facility,
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