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BULLETIN #151 – Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! As we all sort through our emails from the holidays, here’s a bulletin of things you might have missed. This week we bring you information on how to register and book your hotel for the UMNB 2023 Orientation, new funding available for communities and...
BULLETIN #150 – 2022 Recap
Welcome to our last Bulletin of 2022! This week we bring you information on the recent report on systemic racism in New Brunswick, a memo regarding Local Government Orientation and the UMNB 2022 review. We have had a busy year and we want to recognize some of our 2022...
BULLETIN #149
Happy Monday readers! UMNB had a very busy schedule last week. This week we bring you an update from FCM Advocacy days, a review of the capital budget and the latest Local Governance Reform update from the Department of Local Government and Local Government Reform....
BULLETIN #148 – Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program
Happy December! As we quickly approach the holidays, we would like to note UMNB office will be closed December 23 until January 3. This week we bring you the application opening for the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program, an update from the Board of...
BULLETIN #147
Happy Monday! We want to wish all those in election today good luck! This week we bring you a free Women in Leadership webinar, reminder save-the-dates for UMNB 2023 conferences and reminder that the Environmental Trust Fund Applications are due November 30. Click the...
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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PARTNER ARTICLE: How to save on your insurance
BrokerLink is proud to offer exclusive home and auto insurance premiums to UMNB members. Talk to one of our insurance experts for the right advice. We’re all looking for ways to be savvier about how we are spending our money these days. Whether it’s cutting back on...
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...