by UMNB | Mar 13, 2020 | News
UMNB had a conference call today with government to discuss municipal elections and the Coronavirus pandemic, including the possibility of delaying the election. Government is considering multiple factors including risks to the public and election workers; potential...
by UMNB | Mar 9, 2020 | News
The Provincial 2020-21 Budget will be tabled tomorrow. UMNB will inside the budget lockup finding out what the numbers mean for municipalities. Mayors & Councillors impacted by recent health care announcements will be at the Legislature to watch the budget speech...
by UMNB | Mar 2, 2020 | News
Last week we travelled to Ottawa to represent UMNB at FCM’s Asset Management Collaboration Workshop, and prepared to react to the new provincial budget, which will be presented on March 10. Read our reports in our latest...
by UMNB Office | Feb 26, 2020 | News
The latest from this weekend’s Board of Directors meeting, a new funding opportunity, and more in this week’s bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020_02_24-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
by UMNB | Feb 11, 2020 | News
For immediate release – Overnight ER closures in six hospitals means New Brunswickers in some communities will be over an hour away from help when sick or hurt. Overnight closures of ERs in Sussex, Sackville, Perth-Andover, Grand Falls, Caraquet, and...
by UMNB | Feb 4, 2020 | News
UMNB’s members voted to advocate for more nurse practitioners at the 2018 Annual General Meeting. We are pleased to see action on this resolution: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020_02_03-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
by UMNB | Jan 27, 2020 | News
UMNB Executive Director Margot Cragg and Past President Art Slipp represented members on the Municipal Orientation Steering Committee. Plus new funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, and...
by UMNB | Jan 13, 2020 | News
We’re back in the office and ready to get to work on a new year of advocacy. A full report on the recent Provincial-Municipal Council meeting and more in this week’s UMNB Bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019_12_02-UMNB-Bulletin-1.pdf...
by UMNB | Dec 17, 2019 | News
Happy holidays! We’ve attended a framework session on Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging and Printer Paper and more in this week’s bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019_12_16-UMNB-Bulletin-1.pdf Past issues of...
by UMNB | Dec 2, 2019 | News
UMNB’s advocacy priorities have been updated based on new member resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting. Read those priorities and more in this week’s UMNB Bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019_12_02-UMNB-Bulletin-1.pdf Past issues...
