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Partner Article: Employees’ Secret Recordings of Workplace Meetings: 5 FAQs
By McInnes Cooper In today’s workplace, every employee likely has access to equipment that could be used to secretly record their workplace conversations – including those with their employer. The ease of doing so, either by using their personal smartphone or even...
PRESS RELEASE: UMNB Honours Three Outstanding Municipal Officials at its Annual Conference
October 6, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UMNB Honours Three Outstanding Municipal Officials at its Annual Conference Saint John, N.B - The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) honoured three outstanding individuals during its Annual Conference this weekend....
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...
PARTNER ARTICLE: From Conflict to Collaboration
Restoration Helps Municipalities Rebuild Trust and Relationships By MC Advisory Conflict, complaints, and change are a natural part of municipal life. Sometimes this means navigating a workplace investigation, addressing a harassment concern, or adjusting to a...
PARTNER ARTICLE: Precedented Times: Navigating Systemic Risk in Public Procurement
By McInnes Cooper In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic changed the ordinary course of business. From the direct impact of lockdowns to the downstream effects of shuttered supply chains, labour and material shortages, interest rate fluctuations, inflation, and capital...
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
Latest News
PRESS RELEASE: UMNB welcomes continued progress on Municipal Fiscal Reform in Provincial Budget
March 18th, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fredericton, N.B – The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick is welcoming some elements of the provincial budget, while expressing concern about others. The provincial budget announced on March 17th, 2026 included an...
Partner Article: Employee Refusal to Travel to the U.S.: 3 FAQs
By McInnes Cooper Sometime in late September or early October, 2025, the Government of Canada added an advisory to its U.S. travel advice page for 2SLGBTQ+ Canadian passport holders: “While the Government of Canada issues passports with an ‘X’ gender identifier, it...
Partner Article: Succession Planning in Municipal Government
Preparing Your Council, Staff, and Community for the Future By MC Advisory Across Canada, municipalities are facing a quiet but growing challenge: leadership and governance succession. Retirements, elections, and organizational changes are creating a steady turnover...
UMNB is hiring an Indigenous Relations Coordinator!
Work Location: Fredericton NB with remote opportunities Full-Time | 1 year contract (January-December 2026) Salary Range: $55,000-$60,000 Job Posting: Indigenous Relations Coordinator The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) is a bilingual...