About the CCCC
The Chignecto Climate Change Collaborative (formerly the Tantramar Climate Change Adaptation Collaborative) first formed in January of 2013 and includes more than 90 professionals connected to adaptation issues in the Chignecto border region of NB and NS. Climate change adaptation is a large and complex issue, too big for any one community to take on alone. Thus, there was a need to come together and address climate change adaptation in a collective, coordinated fashion – with communities on both sides of the border (NS and NB). The Collaborative holds an annual event for either the general public, youth, or Collaborative members. A regional strategic plan was developed in 2013 and again in 2017. EOS Eco-Energy staff coordinate the Collaborative, as well as a smaller working group.
Information Brochure on the CCCC
The CCCC Working Group
The working group meets regularly (3-6 times a year) to ensure that work toward regional goals progresses and key players are able to network and connect. The Collaborative working group includes the following representatives:
- James Bornemann, Southeast Regional Service Commission
- Craig Bowser, Town of Sackville
- Alex Cadel, ClimAtlantic
- Corinne Cash, MTA
- Adam Cheeseman, Nature NB
- Roland Chiasson, Aster Group
- Miranda Corkum, MTA
- Brittany Cormier, EOS and Town of Tantramar
- Rob Capozi, NB Climate Change Secretariat, DELG
- Jon Eppell, Town of Tantramar
- Jon Estabrooks, Tantramar Regional High School
- Steve Ferguson, Municipality of the County of Cumberland
- Andrew Fisher, Town of Amherst
- Phil Fontaine, NB EMO
- Zachary Bourque, Dept of Environment
- Peter Lelievre, Mount Allison University
- Amanda Marlin, EOS Eco-Energy Inc. (CCCC Coordinator)
- Nic Mclellan, Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Jenna Miller, ClimAtlantic and NB DELG
- Kieran Miller, Town of Tantramar
- Melissa Pageau, NB EMO
- Roger Pitre, NB EMO
- Prativa Pradhan, NB Climate Change Secretariat, GNB
- Tracey Wade, Consultant
- Members of the Cumberland Change Hub
Get in touch with EOS Eco-Energy if you’d like to join the working group.
Research on the Collaborative and the Benefits of Collaborating for Adaptation
Summary Report on Collaboration Research by Alison Feist, Brock University, November 2018
Video about the Collaborative
Watch this 2019 video by Ducks Unlimited Canada that features our Collaborative:
On the Rise – Conservation and Sea Level Rise in Atlantic Canada
CCCC Projects and Initiatives
Event Series on How Nature Can Help Us Adapt to Climate Change (2021-2022)
For more information and to view the webinars: https://eosecoenergy.com/en/nature/
Climate Change Video Challenge (2020-21)
The challenge was open to all residents in the Chignecto region to showcase local climate impacts and actions. Thanks to the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund for funding this project and to the local residents of all ages who entered videos. Check out the videos at the link below:
Climate Change Video Challenge
Educational Sea Level Rise Signs across Chignecto (2020-21)
During 2020-21 the CCCC is working together to erect a series of educational sea level rise signs across the Chignecto Isthmus. Thanks to funding from the New Brunswick Environmental Network, in spring 2021 look for these signs in Cape Jourimain, Port Elgin, Baie Verte and Johnson’s Mills. Learn more about why sea level is rising, what we can do about it, and how we can use nature to help adapt to rising sea levels and coastal erosion. Check out our resource page:
Sea Level Rise Information Page
Storm Prep Tantramar Facebook Page
Interact with CCCC members on the Storm Prep Tantramar Facebook Page. Ask questions, or start a discussion. Find emergency preparedness information, advice, tips, and links to local events too. Join the group today.
Current Regional Five Year Adaptation Plan
Annual Workshops
The CCCC working group works to advance the CCCC regional adaptation plan (2017) and hosts annual educational workshops for the wider Collaborative, the general public and/or local schools. Selected workshop posters are presented below.
Selected Workshop Reports
Fall 2021 Tour of Adaptation Sites in the Chignecto Region
Tantramar Regional High School Climate Change Adventure (2020)
Links to CCCC Members’ Projects and Reports
See what our CCCC members are up to:
Cumberland County Emergency Management
Ducks Unlimited Canada Beaubassin Research Station
Natural and Nature-Based Climate Change Adaptation
New Brunswick Climate Change Secretariat
New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization
Southeast Regional Service Commission
Town of Sackville Stormwater Mitigation Project
Geophysical Imaging for Flood Risk Management
The Work of the CCCC has Been Funded By
* The New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund
* Municipality of the County of Cumberland
* New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund
* Natural Resources Canada