including the following from CBC news:
7,500 songbirds killed at Canaport gas plant in Saint John
A large number of red-eyed vireos were among the estimated 7,500 migrating songbirds killed by the flare at Canaport LNG. (Courtesy of the Migration Research Foundation)
Environment Canada officers raided a natural gas facility in Saint John on Thursday looking for evidence that could help them investigate a major bird kill last month.
Officers arrived at Canaport LNG just before 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Inside the facility’s security building, men in Environment Canada uniforms monitored people coming and going.
"Environment Canada wildlife officers are investigating a kill of migratory birds that occurred early in September. Today the officers are executing a search warrant trying to gather additional evidence as part of that investigation," said Craig Smith, speaking for Environment Canada.
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