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Bulletin: Speech from the Throne
The provincial government presented the Speech from the Throne and UMNB had a board of directors meeting. Our note and more are in this week's UMNB Bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_11_25-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be...
Bulletin: Green Guide for Municipalities & more
We’re working on a guide to GHG emissions for local governments, based on member resolution U-19-08. Read what’s happening and upcoming events in our latest Bulletin: https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_11_12-UMNB-Bulletin-2.pdf Past issues of...
Bulletin: Wrapping up #UMNB2019 récapitulation
Issue 2 of the UMNB bulletin is live with updates, news, and tools of the week. We have launched a weekly digest of condensed information we hope will be of interest and use to our members. These digests will also be archived on our...
Municipalities to vote on plastic bag ban, tax relief at UMNB 2019 Annual Conference
Municipalities will vote on whether to ban plastic bags, support rural hospitals, and demand provincial tax relief to plug their leaking budgets, at the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick’s 2019 Annual Conference this weekend in Fredericton. Delegates will...
Replacement of billing number system is good news for doctor recruitment and municipalities: UMNB
Friday’s announcement that New Brunswick is moving to eliminate the physician billing number system is good news for municipalities, says UMNB President Wayne Sturgeon. UMNB’s member municipalities passed a resolution calling for the elimination of the physician...
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 & AFMNB partner to host Municipal Forum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25 2024 Fredericton, N.B. – The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) and l’Association Francophone des Municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB) are collaborating to host a leaders forum focused on municipal priorities on...
UMNB Responds to White Paper on Local Governance Reform
Members pleased with reform but have questions about implementation FREDERICTON – The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) welcomes the Government of New Brunswick’s white paper on local governance reform, “Working together for vibrant and...
Bulletin: ED in the North
Zooms (zone meetings, affordable housing webinar)Vrooms (Dan goes North)Rec Rooms (new equity policy template)Abloom (this bulletin, with content)https://umnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_12_06-UMNB-Bulletin.pdf Past issues of the Bulletin can be found on...
Bulletin: Municipal Reform Mailbag
We held ADM Ryan Donaghy in a Zoom and peppered him with your questions, and we won't hesitate to do it again. Send us your reform questions, and we'll try to get answers.Plus: more zone meetings on the...