Date: August 20–21, 2026
Location: Crowne Plaza Fredericton (659 Queen St, Fredericton, NB E3B 1C3)
Mayor’s School is designed exclusively for New Brunswick’s municipal mayors and provides an opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the province, learn from subject matter experts, and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing communities of all sizes.
For more information please email: info@umnb.ca
Thursday August 20, 2026
| Time | Title |
| 12:30 – 1:00 | Registration |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Welcome |
| 1:30 – 2:15 | Keynote: Setting the Tone |
| 2:15 – 3:45 | Building a Strong Council–CAO–Staff Relationship – Best practices for leadership, teamwork, role clarity and trust POWERPOINT PRESENTATION |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 | Setting healthy Boundaries Here is the ProQOL link if you want to check it out (the link is hosted on the site for those working with victims of torture, but it was made for any client/constituent-facing profession): https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6727286/Professional-Quality-of-Life-Measure-ProQOL-5-0 J. Eric Gentry, Ph.D. on YouTube giving away his research/workshop for free during COVID: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZk8x28TSp9Hlp2CN2CqJIC5AoGSc_rzE&si=JqrkApKE5fEGNdYO |
| 5:00 – 6:30 | Mayor’s Social |
| 6:30 | Free time |
Friday August 21, 2026
| Time | Title |
| 7:00 – 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 10:00 | Communications and the Public and Media POWERPOINT PRESENTATION |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Getting the best out of your RSC |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Lunch |
| 12:15 – 1:15 | Ask Me Anything: Town Hall on being the Mayor |
| 1:15 – 2:15 | Harassment and Intimidation: Respect in Action |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | Wrap-up and send off |