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Bulletin: Municipal Stare-down at the Legislature, and more
The Provincial 2020-21 Budget will be tabled tomorrow. UMNB will inside the budget lockup finding out what the numbers mean for municipalities. Mayors & Councillors impacted by recent health care announcements will be at the Legislature to watch the budget speech...
Bulletin: We Attended FCM’s Asset Management Workshop, and more
Last week we travelled to Ottawa to represent UMNB at FCM’s Asset Management Collaboration Workshop, and prepared to react to the new provincial budget, which will be presented on March 10. Read our reports in our latest...
Bulletin: Elections, Board meeting, Funding, and more
The latest from this weekend's Board of Directors meeting, a new funding opportunity, and more in this week's bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020_02_24-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
Closed ERs in rural hospitals could mean high human costs for small savings
For immediate release - Overnight ER closures in six hospitals means New Brunswickers in some communities will be over an hour away from help when sick or hurt. Overnight closures of ERs in Sussex, Sackville, Perth-Andover, Grand Falls, Caraquet, and...
Bulletin: Results on Nurse Practitioner Resolution
UMNB's members voted to advocate for more nurse practitioners at the 2018 Annual General Meeting. We are pleased to see action on this resolution: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020_02_03-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
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
UMNB is hiring a External Relations Manager!
Work Location: Fredericton, NB Full Time The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) is a bilingual association of fifty-six local governments of all sizes, representing over eighty percent of New Brunswick’s population. We are a member-driven...
Bulletin: New Team Member, Climate Committee and Transitions
Welcome to Dan’s maiden voyage on the good ship bulletin. This week we re-cap UMNB’s presentation to the Climate Change Committee, the announcement of reform transition facilitators, and our search begins for a new team member
https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022_01_24-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf
Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on our Communications page.
Bulletin: Staff Transition, Climate Change Committee, and More
Staff transition, presenting to the Standing Committee on Climate Change, updates on reform and COVID-19 guidance, and a reminder of our upcoming webinar on Affordable Housing in this week's bulletin:...
Bulletin: UMNB Staff Changes and More
This week's government news, new COVID guidance for sport and fire departments, many webinars, and more changes within UMNB: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022_01_10-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...