The Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) was created from the Federal Government's Green Plan of 1990. ACAP Saint John was started in 1991 as one of thirteen environmental "hotspots" in Atlantic Canada that could benefit from a community based approach to managing their aquatic environment. While Environment Canada provides project based funding and organizational support, each multistakeholder group is allowed to set their own objectives, choose the means by which to achieve those objectives and establish their own timetable for action. ACAP Saint John was formed to find community solutions to local problems.



ACAP Saint John, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, is a community based, non-profit organization that encourages local involvement from all sectors of the Saint John community: industry, business, educators, environmental organizations and the three levels of government.



ACAP-SJ's boundaries center around the City of Saint John and include coastal areas from Cape Spencer to Musquash, as well as several smaller communities along the Kennebecasis River. In addition to the St. John River and the Kennebecasis River, other tributaries entering the study area include the Nerepis River, Musquash River, Little River, Marsh Creek and Hazen Creek.





The two primary goals of ACAP Saint John are to:



- Work with the community to improve the environmental health and integrity of the Saint John harbour and its estuaries



- Respond to the growing demand from the public to be more involved in environmental decision making.



We are currently implementing recommendations from our Comprehensive Environmental Management Plan, which was developed locally, through a broad based consensus.