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Bulletin: Our Response to COVID-19
In response to COVID-19 we have been : pushing out regular updates through email and social media. Read our email blasts here: https://us3.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=35bd72955d43547de682e456f&id=ea136339ae gathering templates and resources shared by...
State of Emergency Declared
New Brunswick has declared a state of emergency under section 12 of the Emergency Measures Act in response to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Link to the full announcement: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2020.03.0139.html Some highlights of...
Municipal elections delayed until on or before May 2021 to protect public safety
Legislation is being presented today that will delay New Brunswick’s municipal general election from May 11 2020 to on or before May 2021, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The decision was made via the all-party Cabinet committee, based on advice from the...
COVID-19 Preparedness for Municipalities (UPDATED)
GNB gave a briefing to the municipal associations on COVID-19 preparedness, with updates from Health, EMO, and ELG. Key message: Municipalities should be planning & preparing for the potential impacts of COVID-19, including business continuity if key personnel...
Bulletin: the Budget and COVID-19
Last week we were on-site at the Legislature along with mayors of our member municipalities to hear the presentation of the budget, which was subsequently passed in a lightning session on March 13. Since then, discussion has rapidly turned toward the COVID-19 novel...
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: Union of Municipalities Launches Provincial Election Priorities Campaign
August 13, 2024 Moncton, NB – Municipalities in New Brunswick are calling on all political parties to commit to working with local governments to implement a new fiscal framework after the upcoming provincial election. “Municipalities in New Brunswick have been...
Bulletin #108 Reform updates
This week's bulletin includes new guidance on CAO hiring, UMNB's letter regarding reform and the federal riding redistribution is beginning: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022_02_22-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
Bulletin: Last call for applications
It's the last chance to apply for UMNB's Communication and Events Officer, Zone 6 is meeting, and we're on the hunt for someone to help with UMNB's Strat Plan all that and more in UMNB's Bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022_02_14-Bulletin.pdf Past...
Bulletin #106-Wanted! Reform feedback
In this week's bulletin, we're looking for feedback on reform so far, the last call for applications, and we're still on the lookout for volunteers for a cyber working group: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022_02_07-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the...