Chignecto Climate Change Collaborative
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 2025
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:
Brittany Cormier, EOS Eco-Energy
Janie Brooks, EOS Eco-Energy
Kal Dutta, EOS Eco-Energy
Caitlin McNamara, EOS Eco-Energy
Tracey Wade, We6 Planning Group, EOS Consultant
Gwen Zwicker, Government of New Brunswick (Southeast NB Regional Resiliency Coordinator)
Peter Higham, Conservation Council of NB Board Member
Alex Cadel, CLIMAtlantic/Government of Nova Scotia
Steve Ferguson, Municipality of Cumberland County
Prativa Pradhan, Government of New Brunswick (Department of Environment and Local Government)
Mel Jellett, CPAWS NB
Jon Eppell, Municipality of Tantramar
Jeff Bacon
Lyle Vicaire, Maqamigew Anqotumeg Environmental Services
Maggie Pitts, Municipality of Cumberland County
Torben Laux, Town of Amherst
Buffy White, Government of Nova Scotia (Department of Public Works)
Reid McLean, Government of New Brunswick (Department of Environment and Local Government)
Jenna Miller, CLIMAtlantic/Government of New Brunswick (ELG CCS)
Kyla Wilkinson, EOS Eco-Energy
Corrine Cash, Mount Allison University
Tanya Cooper, Fort Folly Habitat Recovery
Sam Rogers, Fort Folly Habitat Recovery
Charles Thibodeau, New Brunswick Environmental Network
Ron Kelly-Spurles, Municipality of Tantramar
Jeff Ollerhead, Mount Allison University
Adam Cheeseman, NatureNB & Tantramar Climate Change Advisory Committee
Andrew Coughlan, Birds Canada
Barb Clayton, EOS Board of Directors & Mount Allison University
Craig Tupper, Community Forests International
Janice Harper, We6 Planning Group
Jennifer Dingman, Fundy Biosphere Reserve
Jordan Miles, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Lori Bickford, Plan360 (SERSC)
Maria Hernandez, Community Forests International
Michelle Evans, Community Forests International
Michelle Knockwood, Fort Folly Habitat Recovery
Molly Tomlik, Environment & Climate Change Canada
Nic McLellan, Ducks Unlimited
Patrick Nussey, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Peter Lelievre, Mount Allison University
Roland Chiasson, Aster Group Foundation, EOS
Sam Eaton, Environment & Climate Change Canada & Tantramar Climate Change Advisory Committee
Stephen Wood, Municipality of Cumberland County
Alex Levy, Fort Folly Habitat Recovery
Bailey Murrell, Fort Folly Habitat Recovery
Julie Mallette
Maryse Bourgeois, Government of New Brunswick (NB NRED – Biodiversity Group)
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
Selected Testimonials about the CCCC to Mark our 10th Anniversary in 2023
I was delighted to be the Mount Allison Geography & Environment Department representative from the early days of The Tantramar Climate Change Adaptation Collaborative (TCCAC), now the CCCC. This collaborative approach to the pressing issues of climate change in our own backyard was a critical part of the amazing climate leadership coordinated planning that has come together over the past decade. This diverse group of researchers, educators and government representatives were action-oriented on the pressing needs of the Chignecto Region, then and now. I appreciate the critical role that EOS Eco-Energy has played in coordinating the collaborative over the years, with many new partnerships, cross-border communications and significant community-based awareness and preparation for the realities of adaptation. Many thanks. – Dr. Mike Fox, Mount Allison (Member of CCCC from 2013 – 2022)
For more than 10 years the CCCC has provided a space for professionals – be they planners, engineers, administrators, EMO, policy makers, and environmental experts – to discuss the challenges of climate change and identify opportunities for community adaptation. Cross-border partners have shared insight on topics like EMO activities and dyke management with each other and with the public so that we all can appreciate the technical complexities in ensuring our communities are safe and resilient. If knowledge is power, then the Collaborative’s work to educate and communicate about climate change has created a significant advantage for local youth and community members. Equally important is the advocacy that the collaborative members do with local, provincial and federal players to support action and investment in protecting the Chignecto Isthmus. Being part of the CCCC has kept me informed of new initiatives and allowed me to share my own work to others who are working to build climate resilient communities right here in the NS-NB border region. – Tracey Wade, Land use planner (Member of the CCCC Working Group)
I have very much enjoyed being part of the CCCC. This group brings together people with diversity responsibilities and expertise with a common interest in climate change adaptation. These broader perspectives have greatly increased my understanding of the challenges associated with climate change in our region which I have been able to share with colleagues within my organization and beyond. Climate change continues to present large risks for our region and the longevity of this group is a sure sign that what we have done and continue to do is very important. – Nic McLellan, Research Biologist, Ducks Unlimited Canada
The CCCC brings together an engaged group of committed citizens clearly invested in finding solutions to climate change related issues in our communities. It has been a pleasure connecting with such a group. It increases my levels of optimism that cooperation at many levels can bring solutions. I have appreciated the opportunities to connect with diverse professionals outside my organization, Mount Allison University, and find ways to put my knowledge of Earth science and geophysics to better measure in my community and beyond. – Dr. Peter Lelievre, Dept. of Math. & Comp. Sci., Mount Allison University
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