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UMNB IN THE MEDIA
November 6 – CBC – ‘Everything is on the table,’ Fundy Shores mayor says as communities question RCMP service
October 31 – Cross Border – MD of St. Stephen Councillor Wade Greenlaw
October 31 – ChcoTV – Many N.B. municipalities grapple with fairness in setting tax rates for new communities
October 31 – Global News – New Brunswick municipalities call for more funding after provincial election
October 30 – Telegraph Journal – Cities, towns push for more money, despite potential tax windfall
29 OCTOBER – CBC Information Morning – Saint John – Municipal reform under a Holt governement
29 OCTOBER- CBC Information Morning – Fredericton with Jeanne Armstrong – New premier and local government
29 OCTOBER – CBC Information Morning – Moncton with Jonna Brewer – Blaine Higgs began work on municipal reform. How will a Holt government finish it?
22 OCTOBER – CBC NB – Incoming N.B. premier says tax break, rent cap will be first moves
15 OCTOBER – CBC Shift-NB – Red light cameras may be coming to your town, but not before municipalities get some concessions from the province. We’ll find out why municipalities have been asking for the technology for so long and what still needs to happen before they are put into use.
31 JULY – CBC –Saint John pushes for review of provincial fire marshal’s responsibilities after patio shutdown
30 JULY – INFO AM SAINT JOHN – Increase in property crime
22 JULY – GLOBAL NEWS – Photo radar, red-light cameras to finally see the light in New Brunswick
1 JULY – TELEGRAPH JOURNAL – Millions in new cash for N.B. encourages housing, doesn’t mandate it
1 JULY – TELEGRAPH JOURNAL – Allain suggests link between premier, delayed municipal fiscal reform
24 JUNE – ACADIE NOUVELLE – Municipalities: AFMNB and UMNB join forces (in French)
MUNICIPAL WORLD – N.B. municipalities adjust to reform, changing times
APRIL 17 – Radio Canada – Chignecto Isthmus: Fredericton and Halifax agree to work together
22 MARCH – GLOBAL NEWS – N.B. communities denied federal funding forced to find housing solutions
21 MARCH – GLOBAL NEWS – Some N.B. municipalities angered by extra property tax pamphlet, union says
21 MARCH – GLOBAL NEWS – N.B. municipalities upset over property tax letter
11 MARCH – CBC SHIFT-NB – Residential property taxes are up in Saint John, but industrial properties are getting a break – again
11 MARCH – CBC – Residential property tax bills in Saint John driven higher by provincial restrictions
9 MARCH – CBC – A year after N.B. municipal reform, new community names aren’t sticking
9 MARCH – RADIO CANADA – Tax Reform: Episode of Saturday, March 9, 2024
8 MARCH – GLOBAL NEWS – Municipal organization seeks fiscal reform out of upcoming N.B. budget priorities
8 MARCH – CBC ICI NB – Property assessments: nearly 10,000 people have requested a review in N.B.
8 MARCH – ACADIE NOUVELLE – Tax reform: Union des municipalités du N.-B. can’t wait any longer
17 JANUARY – CBC INFO AM MONCTON – Property assessments jump for many New Brunswickers
17 JANUARY – CBC INFO AM FREDERICTON – Dan Murphy of the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick on the new assessments.
16 JANUARY – GLOBAL NEWS – Saint John homeowner ‘shocked’ as property assessment skyrocket for many in N.B.
16 JANUARY – GLOBAL NEWS – Several N.B. coastal communities battered by storms
15 JANUARY – TELEGRAPH JOURNAL – Most NBers facing much higher property taxes in 2024
5 JANUARY – SALTWIRE – Two New Brunswick municipal advocacy organizations merging for better representation
5 JANUARY – COUNTRY 94.1 – Two N.B.municipal organizations merge
4 JANUARY – Cross Border Interviews – When 2 Become 1: UMNB and CNBA Merge
3 JANUARY – ACADIE NOUVELLE – N.B. Cities Association goes belly-up (in French)
3 JANUARY 2024 – Telegraph Journal – Municipal Groups Merge to form united front amid municipal reform
2 JANUARY – BNN – New Brunswick Municipal Associations Plan to Merge Amidst Municipal Reform Pressures
UMNB Media 2023
30 OCTOBER 2023 – CBC – N.B. studies short-term rental market’s impact on housing availability
24 OCTOBER 2023 – CBC – N.B. municipalities call for rapid financial reform amid expanded services
23 OCTOBER 2023 – TJ – CN Rail won’t help pay for isthmus fix: Mayor
22 OCTOBER 2023 – TJ – We live in ‘constant dread’ of flood: NB mayor to Ottawa
5 OCTOBER 2023 – CHMA – Local medical first responders are back on call in Dorchester and Memramcook
31 AUGUST 2023 – Global News – N.B. municipalities to take on outdated tax system at finance summit
8 AUGUST 2023 – CBC – New Brunswick’s roaming holiday may roam no more
27 JULY 2023 – CBC – Municipalities cancel, reduce roadwork as construction prices rise
10 JULY 2023 – Country 94 – Municipalities welcome efforts to boost affordable housing
21 JUNE, 2023 – TJ – Municipalities push for rules to ‘constrain’ minister powers
9 JUNE 2023 – CBC News – Minister’s power to revoke bylaws still under question by municipalities
25 MAY 2023 – TJ – Ministers explanation for bylaw override ‘ridiculous’: municipalities
24 MAY 2023 – CTV – N.B. municipalities slam Tory bill to amend, repeal municipal bylaws
24 MAY 2023 – Global News – N.B. ‘paternalistic’ local governance bill panned by municipal groups
24 MAY 2023 – CHSJ Country 94.1 – New legislation would erode municipal authority: UMNB
24 MAY 2023 – CBC – ‘Erosion of democracy’ feared if bill becomes law, Fredericton mayor says
24 MAY 2023 – TJ – Proposed provincial law ‘slap in the face’: Fredericton Mayor
23 May 2023 – Global News – Municipalities seeking share of Cannabis NB revenues to offset amalgamation costs
10 APRIL 2023 – TJ – Internet so bad, many new municipalities can’t get online
10 APRIL 2023 – GLOBAL – New Brunswick municipalities cry foul over RCMP back pay bills
15 MAR 2023 – GLOBAL – N.B. municipalities concerned over division in electoral boundaries report
12 FEB 2023 – CTV NEWS – N.B. officials gather for the first time since local government reform
12 FEB 2023 – GLOBAL – New local governments meet for first time in New Brunswick
9 FEB 2023 – CBC SHIFT – Municipal Orientation
31 JAN 2023 – CBC – New Brunswick hands service commissions $40M for economic development, newcomer retention
31 JAN 2023 – GLOBAL – N.B. to give $40 million to regional service commissions to tackle economic development
30 JAN 2023 – TJ – ‘It’s hugely concerning’: Municipalities might have to pay for RCMP body cameras
UMNB Media 2022
22 NOVEMBER – Global News – N.B. municipal police forces brace to take on more territory as part of reforms
8 NOVEMBER – CBC Info AM Moncton – New Housing initiative
7 NOVEMBRE – ACADIENOUVELLE – New body aimes to accelerate rural housing development (In French)
4 NOVEMBER – CBC – Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy (The story starts at 15:40 and for a local and New Brunswick perspective, the interview with President Black starts at 33:34).
24 OCTOBER – Telegraph Journal – Political salaries for new municipalities all over the map
20 OCTOBER – Global – Majority of N.B. local government races uncontested, empty one week from candidate deadline
12 OCTOBER 2022 – Info AM Fredericton – Municipal Budgets
12 OCTOBER 2022- Telegraph Journal – Municipal Reform: ‘Take your time … to get it right’
9 OCTOBER – Telegraph Journal – Service commission ‘won’t take the blame,’ rejects budget
9 OCTOBER 2022 – CBC News – Municipal financing: questions persist in New Brunswickdes (in French)
4 OCTOBER 2022 – CBC News – N.B. government overhauls way it funds municipalities
4 OCTOBER 2022 -Global News – New Brunswick to overhaul how it funds municipalities
2 SEPTEMBER 2022 – Global News – New Brunswick city discusses audio technology to enforce noise bylaw
22 AUGUST 2022 – Telegraph Journal – Province will consider requests for financial help: Minister
22 JUNE 2022 – CBC News – RCMP Union alleges major recruitment issues amid rural community complaints in NB
19 APR 2022 – CBC Info AM Fredericton – Dozens of existing communities are being amalgamated this year, and many of them will need new names.
16 APR 2022 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipal contracts ‘unstable’ due to inflation, supply issues
14 APR 2022 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipal reps press minister to delay RSC reform
13 APR 2022 – CBC Info AM Moncton – Could a pile of federal infrastructure money and a tight deadline speed up stalled municipal projects?
13 APR 2022 – CBC Info AM Fredericton – Just spend it already.
12 APR 2022 – Telegraph-Journal – Provincial Forcing Higgs to spend $400M may get results: Municipalities police
28 FEB 2022 – CBC New Brunswick – New municipalities face tight deadlines for decisions on councils, wards and name
16 FEB 2022 – CBC New Brunswick – Amalgamation process brings stress even for the communities that wanted it
UMNB Media 2021
16 DEC 2021 – CBC News – Provincial police force worth a ‘hard look,’ says N.B. public safety minister
25 NOV 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Atlantic Canadian cities should band together to lower insurance costs
23 NOV 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘There is a better way’: Municipalities combat rising insurance costs
23 NOV 2021 – Miramichi Leader – ‘It will be interesting’: RSC director intrigued by reforms
22 NOV 2021 – Global News – New Brunswick municipalities prepare for amalgamation amid sweeping reforms
21 NOV 2021 – Global News – N.B. mayors optimistic about municipal reform, but await details and finance reform
21 NOV 2021 – Global News – Excitement and nervousness for N.B.’s municipal reform plan
19 NOV 2021 – 91.9 The Bend – Municipal reforms receive positive review from UMNB
18 NOV 2021 – Global News – New Brunswick to merge communities and slash number of local governments to 90
18 NOV 2021 – CBC News – Municipal leaders offer largely positive response to local governance reforms
18 NOV 2021 – CTV Atlantic – Municipal reform will see N.B. go from 340 local governments and districts, to 90
12 NOV 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipal reform will include sweeping amalgamations
10 NOV 2021 – Municipal World – Reforming municipal government in New Brunswick
25 OCT 2021 – CBC Information Morning – Confusion among municipal leaders after Dieppe mayor says RCMP plans to pull out of local policing
25 OCT 2021 – CBC News – Dieppe mayor claims RCMP getting out of contract policing, but no official confirmation
25 OCT 2021 – ICI Nouveau-Brunswick – Le maire de Dieppe soutient que la GRC va retirer ses services contractuels
22 OCT 2021 – CBC Information Morning – How are municipalities going to cover growing policing costs?
20 OCT 2021 – Acadie Nouvelle – Les salaires des agents de la GRC mettent à l’épreuve les finances municipales
17 OCT 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – New Brunswick should rethink its provincial policing system
14 OCT 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipalities want study of RCMP’s role in provincial policing
15 SEPT 2021 – Toronto Star – Woodstock N.B. to observe the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
4 SEPT 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Local governance reform won’t tackle policing, Allain says
1 SEPT 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘There are parts of communities that should be part of a bigger community’: Allain
31 AUG 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Should municipal workers be off Sept. 30? Municipalities try to sort out the new statutory holiday
31 AUG 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Councillor calls for new provincial department to tackle affordable housing shortage
18 AUG 2021 – Kings County Record – ‘A win-win’: Sussex Corner looking to cut costs on procurement pricing
17 AUG 2021 – CBC New Brunswick – Municipalities eye impact of RCMP union contract with 23 per cent raise over six years
6 JUL 2021 – Municipal World – Career Announcements: Dan Murphy, Executive Director of UMNB
2 JUN 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Allain signals municipal election reform changes ‘this fall’
24 MAY 2021 – CTV News – Northwestern New Brunswickers prepare to hit the polls in second pandemic election
11 MAY 2021 – 91.9 The Bend News – Next Step for Municipal Councils After Election
15 APR 2021 – Global News – Time and money: the cost of running for N.B. municipal elections
12 APR 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Delayed election-result reporting leaves outgoing councils in limbo
8 APR 2021 – Global News – New Brunswick’s municipal election is next month, and more than 40 positions have 0 candidates
7 APR 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘It’s time’: Allain charts governance reform options
6 APR 2021 – CTV News – NB government says amalgamation, tax change possible after local government reform
6 APR 2021 – Global News – Municipal associates hopeful as New Brunswick launches green paper on civic reform
6 APR 2021 – CBC News – Province takes first steps on major reforms for local government
2 APR 2021 – Acadie Nouvelle – Municipales : toujours aucun encadrement pour les dépenses electorales
1 APR 2021 – Global News – The affordable housing crisis in New Brunswick and the calls for action: ‘No more blame game’
24 MAR 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – UPDATE: Resident questions council salary increases
25 FEB 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Mayor says he reached out to turfed councillor ahead of fourth meeting
17 FEB 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Candidates get advice for campaigning amid pandemic
16 FEB 2021 – CBC News – Population continues to move from rural to urban areas of N.B.
03 FEB 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Mayor offers $100 rewards for online critics to meet him at city hall
29 JAN 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Charlotte County may unite on recreation cost-sharing model
15 JAN 2021 – CBC News – Despite pandemic costs, at least 19 municipalities didn’t apply for COVID relief money
14 JAN 2021 – Global News – Maritime Bus delays route cuts, seeks assistance from N.B. government
11 JAN 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – Towns and cities work on plan to bail out province’s bus service
6 JAN 2021 – CTV News – ‘We’re certainly working on it’: N.B. only Atlantic province without a ban on plastic bags
2 JAN 2021 – Global News – N.B. municipalities pandemic losses estimated at half of available funding
1 JAN 2021 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘The province needs to give the LSDs a voice’ on municipal reform: Cragg
UMNB Media 2020
30 DEC 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – On the record 2020: Top quotes of the year
16 DEC 2020 – Huddle – Bill to allow permanent residents to vote proposed in N.B. legislature
14 DEC 2020 – Victoria Star – Village to add more EV chargers to network
10 DEC 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Multicultural council revives push to allow permanent residents to vote
04 DEC 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘Different decisions’ were possible if Quispamsis knew about cash
28 NOV 2020 – Kings County Record – Sussex Corner mayor attends ‘informative’ webinar on budgets
27 NOV 2020 – Miramichi Leader – ‘It’s disappointing’: Lordon criticizes province on relief cash plan
26 NOV 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Minister hasn’t heard concerns about how COVID cash is being divvied up
23 NOV 2020 – CBC News – No end in sight for municipal election spending secrecy in New Brunswick
21 NOV 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Pandemic makes clear that municipalities need a new deal
18 NOV 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Tax hikes for 102,000 homes
31 OCT 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – $1.6M pledged to N.B. transit services
31 OCT 2020 – Daily Gleaner – Council ‘compliant’ with mask rules: CAO
30 OCT 2020 – Victoria Star – Perth-Andover must do homework on municipal reform, says mayor
28 OCT 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Mayor questions whether council salaries should rise
24 OCT 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Can you hear me now? Small communities face democracy challenges during pandemic
23 OCT 2020 – Times-Globe – High speed internet on tap for rural communities
21 OCT 2020 – Bugle-Observer – Santa will wave from a distance in pandemic-era parade
16 OCT 2020 – CHSJ News – UMNB pleased with new municipal election date
06 OCT 2020 – Global News – ‘We’re overtime’: DEC members join municipal councillors waiting for election call
30 SEP 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘Buckle Up’ : N.B. to get serious about municipal reform
30 SEP 2020 – Radio-Canada: ICI Nouveau-Brunswick – De l’espoir pour la réforme municipale
30 SEP 2020 – CBC News – What’s in a title? Mayors see hope for municipal reform
28 SEP 2020 – CBC Information Morning – Municipal election a pressing issue
26 SEP 2020 – CBC News – Property tax assessments to arrive next week after being split from bills
22 SEP 2020 – Global News – Advocacy group, Elections NB call for municipal election date
22 SEP 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Fed pledge $1B in affordable housing cash
22 SEP 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – What New Brunswickers want to see in throne speech
20 SEP 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Hold municipal elections this fall
19 SEP 2020 – CTV News – Municipal elections at standstill in N.B. amid COVID-19
18 SEP 2020 – CBC News – Council vacancies pile up with no clear municipal vote date
17 SEP 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipalities await election date amid string of resignations
16 SEP 2020 – CHSJ News – Municipalities react to election results
11 SEP 2020 – Global News – N.B. municipalities hope for follow-through on tax reform promises
28 AUG 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘Talk is cheap’: municipal leaders push for action
27 AUG 2020 – Times-Globe – Province holds keys to cities’ future
24 AUG 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Economy could contract without aggressive capital spending: Vickers
17 AUG 2020 – Times-Globe – Saint Andrews deputy mayor pushes to trim council terms to three years
10 AUG 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Province pushes for earlier municipal budget deadline
07 AUG 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘I have bigger fish to fry’: Cities and towns hold back criticism of Higgs project wish list
27 JUL 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Leaders divided on mask rule change
9 JUL 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – With no set election in sight, Grand Manan councillor fears losing ‘local control’
26 JUN 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipality’s four-day work week a ‘really interesting idea’
16 JUN 2020 – Bugle-Observer – Village pans reluctance to open SNB office
11 JUN 2020 – CTV News – Higgs government wants more clout to enforce pandemic restrictions, but opposition skeptical
11 JUN 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – We’re not trying to create a police state, province says
3 JUN 2020 – CHSJ – Fast-tracking federal funds not enough: UMNB
1 JUN 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Trudeau billions not enough, New Brunswick municipalities say
24 MAY 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Councils soldier on: ‘I’m going to be here for my community’
21 MAY 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘Safer than being in stores’: Garage sales get green light under pandemic rules
19 MAY 2020 – Kings County Record – Municipalities pave the way for social media in rural democracy
14 MAY 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Like much of rural Canada, Welsford looks for better internet
8 MAY 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘We need to buy time here’: Municipalities need immediate help, says expert
2 MAY 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – ‘The system is broken’: Municipalities face $10.5M losses – and counting
29 APR 2020 – GlobalTV – New Brunswick could allow municipalities to run deficits to cover pandemic shortfalls
20 APR 2020 – CBC New Brunswick – Cities call for help to keep buses running in pandemic
16 APR 2020 – GlobalTV – New Brunswick municipalities hoping for aid as pandemic takes economic toll
17 MAR 2020 – Acadie Nouvelle – COVID-19: les élections municipales sont annulées
16 MAR 2020 – Acadie Nouvelle – COVID-19: les élections municipales pourraient ête reportées
13 MAR 2020 – GlobalTV – Doctor says people need to continue following fact-based information
13 MAR 2020 – Times-Transcript – After calls for delay, municipal election decision coming next week
12 MAR 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Moncton monitors for COVID-19 emergency
10 MAR 2020 – Radio-Canada: ICI Nouveau-Brunswick – L’opposition libérale n’achète pas les « bonbons » du budget du gouvernement Higgs
7 FEB 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipal Matters: ‘There’s a good bunch of people who live here’
5 FEB 2020 – Radio-Canada: ICI Nouveau-Brunswick – Partage des revenus sur le cannabis : les municipalités reviennent à la charge
4 FEB 2020 – GlobalTV – Some N.B. retailers move to eliminate plastic bags amid calls for provincial ban
3 FEB 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Municipalities push for a cut of cannabis sales tax
2 FEB 2020 – Times & Transcript – You won’t know who paid for your mayor’s campaign
28 JAN 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Plastic bag recycling a no-go despite council pushback
28 JAN 2020 – GlobalTV – NB still without municipal campaign finance rules ahead of 2020 elections
25 JAN 2020 – Telegraph-Journal – Decision to stop plastic bag recycling ‘mind-boggling’ to councillor
24 JAN 2020 – Kings County Record – Crosswalk lights installed near risky intersection
9 JAN 2020 – GlobalTV – ‘It’s not good for the health of democracy’: Elections NB searching for candidates to run in 2020 local government elections
UMNB Media 2018 - 2019
27 DEC 2019 – The Daily Gleaner – Health reforms coming: ‘I want people to see the impact’
9 DEC 2019 – CBC Maritime Noon – What counts as fair criticism of our politicians?
1 DEC 2019 – Telegraph-Journal – Free speech or free-for-all? Politicians fear social media ‘abuse’
19 NOV 2019 – Acadie Nouvelle – Salaire des pompiers : propos incendiaires au conseil municipal de Moncton
19 NOV 2019 – Telegraph-Journal – Quispamsis joins call for arbitration reforms
15 NOV 2019 – Telegraph-Journal – Bay of Fundy littered with garbage, plastics: study
5 NOV 2019 – Recycling Resource – Packaging EPR on the way in another Canadian province
25 OCT 2019 – CBC Information Morning
Government to make manufacturers responsible for their waste
24 OCT 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
Millions at stake for municipalities as province puts property tax reform on table
21 OCT 2019 – Recycling Today
New Brunswick to develop EPR for packaging, printed paper
21 OCT 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
Quispamsis councillor wins provincial award
19 OCT 2019 – Global News
New Brunswick recycling initiative ‘puts onus on producers’
18 OCT 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
Producers to pay for plastic and paper waste
18 OCT 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
N.B. introduces new program to curb climate change
18 OCT 2019 – Radio-Canada: ICI Nouveau-Brunswick
Les producteurs seront tenus de recycler plus de déchets au Nouveau-Brunswick
8 OCT 2019 – Huddle Today / CHSJ Country 94.1
N.B. Municipalities want Province-wide ban on single-use plastic bags
8 OCT 2019 – Daily Gleaner
How can N.B. get more women involved in municipal politics?
7 OCT 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
Province won’t relocate nuisance deer, says minister
7 OCT 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
‘New deal’ may lead to tax rate hikes in region: mayor
7 OCT 2019 – Daily Gleaner
Municipalities ask province for ban on plastic carry-out shopping bags
6 OCT 2019 – Radio-Canada: ICI Nouveau-Brunswick
La décroissance démographique, le grand défi des regions rurales du Nouveau-Brunswick
6 OCT 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
“You keep your money”: Minister pledges to municipalities
6 OCT 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
N.B. municipalities call on province to relocate urban deer
5 OCT 2019 – Kings County Record
‘All I really do is guide the ship’: mayor earns award for dedication
3 OCT 2019 – Daily Gleaner
Municipal leaders to wade through list of woes, wants and needs
3 OCT 2019 – CBC Information Morning
Resolution to come before UMNB for support of health services in rural N.B.
3 OCT 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
Perth-Andover mayor worries the province will cut rural hospital services
2 OCT 2019 – CBC Information Morning
What do New Brunswick municipalities want?
28 SEP 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
‘Times change and we have to change too’
13 SEP 2019 – Daily Gleaner
Unemployment a tale of two provinces in N.B.
20 AUG 2019 – Charlotte FM
Quispamsis wants province to ban plastic bags
8 AUG 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
Growing deer population treats Saint Andrews as ‘salad bar’
24 JUL 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
‘Get off the pot’ minister tells Saint John
11 JUL 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
‘New deal’ targets municipal reforms
26 JUN 2019 – Radio-Canada: ICI Nouveau-Brunswick
Les municipalités veulent limiter les hausses de salaire des pompiers et des policiers
23 JUN 2019 – CBC Maritime Connection
How can municipalities improve their financial situation?
14 JUN 2019 – Times & Transcript
Province must overhaul arbitration rules
13 JUN 2019 – Times & Transcript
Cities want ‘economic realities’ factored into arbitration
29 MAY 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
Secrecy may remain for 2020 municipal election spending, despite promised reform
16 MAY 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
Municipal groups set to talk reforms
3 APR 2019 – Daily Gleaner
Carbon tax to cost city an extra $100K: Councillor
22 MAR 2019 – Acadie Nouvelle
Taxe sur l’hébergement touristique: Fredericton modifie la Loi sur la gouvernance locale
22 MAR 2019 – CBC New Brunswick
New Brunswick proposes tourism levy on hotel stays
21 MAR 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
What N.B. communities will get in new federal dollars
18 MAR 2019 – Telegraph-Journal
Arbitration reforms on the table
18 MAR 2019 – Daily Gleaner
After $1 lots, McAdam says plans runs dry: ‘We need extra water’
3 MAR 2019 – Acadie Nouvelle
« Le bon fonctionnement d’une municipalité réside dans le bon fonctionnement de son conseil municipal »
8 JAN 2019 – Sackville Tribune-Post
Sackville mayor reflects on 2018, looks ahead to new year
4 JAN 2019 – Acadie Nouvelle
Cannabis: les municipalités veulent leur part du gâteau
20 DEC 2018 – Acadie Nouvelle
Des leaders municipaux veulent des réformes pour le Nouvel An
19 DEC 2018 – CBC New Brunswick
Municipal leaders seek reforms in new year