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Bulletin: Municipal Action Against Cyber Attacks
The City of Saint John has experienced a significant cyberattack. All City IT services have been shut down until further notice, including email, the city’s website, and online payment systems. UMNB received a briefing Sunday night; municipal action tips and more in...
Bulletin #50! : Safe Restart Funding and More
Our release on Safe Restart funding; high-speed internet news; new resources; and a full slate of events to tune into, all in the latest bulletin : https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020_11_09-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
Safe Restart will help municipalities with financial impacts of COVID-19
Safe Restart funding to help municipalities with the financial impacts of COVID-19 is a much-needed relief for municipalities and good news for New Brunswick’s citizens. In a letter sent November 6 2020, Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel...
Bulletin: Safe Restart Funding, and (Much) More
A bulletin stuffed with what we know about Safe Restart Funding, WorkSafeNB rates, and more, plus a fully revamped section on COVID-19 resources: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020_11_04-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
Public transit funding is badly-needed relief for municipalities
October 30 2020 Today the provincial government announced about $1.6 million in funding to cover COVID-19-related losses for municipal transit systems through the federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement. “Municipalities have provided essential services...
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 congratulates newly formed Holt Government
November 1 2024 Fredericton, NB – The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) would like to extend a warm welcome to the newly elected Premier of New Brunswick, Susan Holt, incoming Members of the Legislative Assembly representatives, and Cabinet Members. ...
BULLETIN #129 – New Federal Funding
Welcome to another week of the Bulletin. This week we have an in-person Zone 3 meeting, a new federal funding launch and a conference update. This summer we want to share all the great events you have in your community. Email info@umnb.ca to have your event...
BULLETIN #128 – UMNB 2022
Welcome to another weekly edition of the Bulletin. This week we bring you conference updates, the winner of the four Toronto Blue Jays tickets and a new section for the summer called Community Events. Every week we will update community events from around the...
BULLETIN #127 – Early Bird registration for Annual Conference and AGM extended!
Happy Monday Readers! We hope you had a wonderful long weekend and are ready to dive back into what is happening in the municipal world. This week we have an information session with Recycle NB regarding Municipalities and Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)...