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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...
PARTNER ARTICLE: What Today’s Workforce Wants–and Why It Matters to Your Business
How a clear, authentic EVP helps you attract and keep the right people. By MC Advisory In today’s climate of inflation, affordability challenges, and remote and hybrid work, employers across Atlantic Canada are facing a new reality. The next generation of workers is...
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: 3rd Social Enterprise Symposium
The Pond-Deshpande Centre’s (PDC) latest newsletter just dropped with everything you need to know about the 3rd Social Enterprise Symposium! 📩✨ 📖 Read the full update here: https://mailchi.mp/unb/socialenterprisesymposium The PDC is bringing together changemakers...
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP): Website creation and maintenance
Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick: Website creation and maintenance January 2026 Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) is inviting qualified web development firms or consultants to submit proposals for the redesign, development, and implementation...
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...