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Employment Opportunity: Tantramar in search of Director of Protective Services
A vibrant and engaging community in full expansion, the newly amalgamated municipality of Tantramar provides its citizens with a full array of services while offering a rewarding work environment. To supplement its senior management team, the municipality is seeking a...
UMNB 2024 Federal Budget Summary
The Government of Canada released its 2024-2025 budget yesterday, totalling $457 billion in spending and total budgetary expenses of $497 billion, financed by a $40 billion deficit. The budget contains major investments in in housing, infrastructure, and community...
PRESS RELEASE: Fiscal health is top priority for Municipalities
March 26 2024 Fredericton, NB – Municipal leaders from across New Brunswick met last week to address the pressing challenges facing their communities, particularly the struggle to maintain fiscal health, as the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick held their...
PRESS RELEASE: UMNB to meet party leaders on fiscal reform
March 20, 2024 Fredericton, New Brunswick - Mayors from municipalities from all corners of the province are gathering this week in Fredericton as part of the UMNB’s “Advocacy Days 2024” conference. Mayors will meet to discuss the challenges municipalities are facing,...
PRESS RELEASE: Provincial budget must deliver promised new financial reform: municipalities
March 7, 2024 FREDERICTON, NB - The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) maintains that the province's prosperity is tied to the success and well-being of its municipalities, shaping a shared future of growth and opportunity for all. In their recent budget...
2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
New Brunswick Local Government Elections are Monday, May 11, 2026.
Key Dates:
| Friday, April 10, 2026 | Nominations close (2 p.m.) |
| Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Advance polls (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) |
| Monday, May 4, 2026 | Advance polls (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) |
| Monday, May 11, 2026 | ELECTION DAY – Final return of special ballots (8 p.m.) |
Additional information if you are interested in running for local government can be found on Elections NB.
MEMBERS
A – Northwest
Campbellton • Edmundston • Grand Falls • Heron Bay • Saint-Quentin
B – Acadie-Chaleur
Bathurst • Belledune
C – Miramichi-Kent
Alnwick • Beaurivage • Champdoré • Doaktown • Five Rivers • Grand Bouctouche • Miramichi • Miramichi River Valley
D – Southeast
Cap Acadie • Dieppe • Fundy Albert • Maple Hills • Memramcook • Moncton • Riverview • Salisbury • Shediac • Strait Shores • Tantramar • Three Rivers
E – Fundy-Southwest
Butternut Valley • Campobello • Eastern Charlotte • Fundy-St. Martins • Fundy Shores • Grand Bay-Westfield • Grand Manan • Hampton • McAdam • Quispamsis • Rothesay • St. Stephen • Saint Andrews • Saint John • Sussex • Valley Waters
F – Capital-Valley
Arcadia • Carleton North • Central York • Fredericton • Fredericton Junction • Hanwell • Hartland • Harvey • Grand Lake • Lakeland Ridges • Nackawic-Millville • Nashwaak • New Maryland • Oromocto • Southern Victoria • Tobique Valley • Woodstock
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PRESS RELEASE: UMNB Welcomes and re-iterates the call for more training for municipal officials
September 16th, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UMNB Welcomes and re-iterates the call for more training for municipal officials. Fredericton N.B.- The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) welcomes the New Brunswick Local Government Commission’s call for more...
PARTNERED ARTICLE: 5 Helpful Holiday Hints for Human Resources
By McInnes Cooper For many people, the holiday season now upon us is a fun-filled time of the year. But for employers, and especially those involved in human resource management, it can be the cause of a few more headaches than usual. Here are five common employment...
PRESS RELEASE: UMNB celebrates 30 years of serving municipalities in New Brunswick with a new look
November 26, 2024 Fredericton, NB – November 26th marks a special milestone at the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of our founding meeting. For the past three decades, UMNB has worked in partnership with New...
Employment Opportunity: Maple Hills in search of Services Manager
The person chosen will be responsible for ensuring the proper functioning of the Rural Community's finances, including municipal services, and for documenting all work carried out according to municipal and financial standards. In addition, the incumbent of this...