by UMNB | Nov 25, 2019 | News
The provincial government presented the Speech from the Throne and UMNB had a board of directors meeting. Our note and more are in this week’s UMNB Bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_11_25-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can...
by UMNB | Nov 12, 2019 | News
We’re working on a guide to GHG emissions for local governments, based on member resolution U-19-08. Read what’s happening and upcoming events in our latest Bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_11_12-UMNB-Bulletin-2.pdf Past issues of...
by UMNB | Nov 4, 2019 | News
Issue 2 of the UMNB bulletin is live with updates, news, and tools of the week. We have launched a weekly digest of condensed information we hope will be of interest and use to our members. These digests will also be archived on our...
by UMNB | Oct 2, 2019 | News
Municipalities will vote on whether to ban plastic bags, support rural hospitals, and demand provincial tax relief to plug their leaking budgets, at the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick’s 2019 Annual Conference this weekend in Fredericton. Delegates will...
by UMNB | Sep 30, 2019 | News
Friday’s announcement that New Brunswick is moving to eliminate the physician billing number system is good news for municipalities, says UMNB President Wayne Sturgeon. UMNB’s member municipalities passed a resolution calling for the elimination of the physician...
by UMNB | Sep 11, 2019 | News
All UMNB members are invited to review the resolutions for the UMNB 2019 Annual General Meeting, to be held October 6 2019 in Fredericton NB. Resolutions will be debated and voted on by the membership at the...
by UMNB | Aug 11, 2019 | News
Our 2019 Conference Agenda is live! We are pleased to present keynote speaker Doug Griffiths, author of 13 Ways to Kill Your Community, who will present tongue-in-cheek lessons on how to sabotage your community and ensure your municipality fails to meet its...
by UMNB Office | Jun 12, 2019 | News
New Brunswick’s municipal leaders represent a wide range of views, experience and political backgrounds. They have come together to propose a discussion on balanced and practical approach to strengthen the process for achieving collective agreements for police...
by UMNB Office | May 31, 2019 | News
For Immediate Release Quebec City, QC, 31 May 2019 – “This week, Presidents of the provincial and territorial associations met in Quebec City and shared information around fiscal health of municipal governments across the country. The Associations are in strong...
by UMNB | Mar 22, 2019 | News
Proposed amendments to the Local Governance Act giving local governments the ability to implement an accommodation levy are good news for local tourism, businesses, and New Brunswick’s beautiful communities. Under the proposed amendments, local governments would be...
