Robert Frigault (born 1971) is a

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cyber-activist, publisher/writer and entrepreneur who was active against Bennett Environmental Inc.'s plans to operate a soil incinerator designed to treat soils contaminated with

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, PCPs, pesticides and chlorinated organic compounds. In 2004, Frigault created the

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stopbennett.com to help concerned residents of Northern

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stop the company from operating its incinerator in

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, located in the

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region of the province. The portal garnered over 10,000 signatures for a petition that was delivered to

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, former

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of New Brunswick. Frigault was born in

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. After spending most of his career as a marketer of both

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and travel products in

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and

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, Frigault returned to Bathurst in 2007 to serve as President of NU Exchange, Inc., and to pursue his dream of establishing an edible

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based on the pioneering work of Robert Hart in the UK. The edible forest is located at Stonefly Acres, a private property outside of the city of Bathurst. In March 2009, Frigault co-founded

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, an online arts & culture magazine.

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