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Elimination of “one-third” tax exemption for municipal elected officials: Guide
The federal 1/3 tax exemption for municipal elected officials will end on January 1, 2019. This change will have a significant impact on the after-tax compensation of municipal elected leaders. In collaboration with UMNB and other municipal associations, FCM has...
Municipal leaders gather at UMNB’s 2018 Annual Conference
Mayors and councillors from across New Brunswick are gathering for the first time since Monday’s election at the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick’s 2018 Annual Conference on September 28-30 in Fredericton. “New Brunswick’s municipalities are facing major...
Election 2018: People’s Alliance of NB platform on municipal issues
The People’s Alliance election 2018 platform includes promises that would affect municipalities, including tax reform and reviewing "equal opportunity" payments to municipalities to ensure they are fair and efficient. PANB has said “assessments would fall to each...
Election 2018: NB NDP election platform on municipal issues
The NB NDP election 2018 platform includes promises on municipal priorities, including property taxes and housing. According to the platform, the NB NDP would create a Property Tax Commission with a series of questions, including how property taxes should be...
UMNB surveys provincial candidates: How will you help New Brunswick’s municipalities?
How will you help New Brunswick’s municipalities meet today’s challenges and build the communities we love? That’s the question the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick is asking candidates in the September 24thelection. "We’re asking mayors and councilors to ask...
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A Tale of Two Budgets: Federal & Provincial Budgets deliver very different news for NB’s municipalities
Tuesday’s Federal and Provincial Budgets delivered very different news for New Brunswick’s municipalities: one balanced the books but delayed major promises, while the other provides a big short-term boost for local infrastructure. NB Finance Minister Ernie Steeves...
Massive WorkSafe NB rate increases are bad for residents and unsustainable for municipalities
Massive WorkSafe NB rate increases announced in the middle of municipal budget season are bad for residents and unsustainable for municipalities, says the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick. For municipalities like Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton, it...
Restoration of municipal by-elections is a victory for local democracy
The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick is celebrating Elections New Brunswick’s announcement that municipal by-elections are being restored to December 2018. “This is a victory for municipalities and a victory for local democracy. Thank you to Chief...
Cancelled by-elections hurt local democracy
FREDERICTON - Elections NB (ENB) has told municipalities that municipal byelections scheduled for December 3 2018, will be delayed “due to the results of the September 24, 2018, provincial general elections, in order for Elections New Brunswick to be able to plan for...