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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...
UMNB Resolutions for AGM 2019
All UMNB members are invited to review the resolutions for the UMNB 2019 Annual General Meeting, to be held October 6 2019 in Fredericton NB. Resolutions will be debated and voted on by the membership at the...
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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Partnered Article: Insurance for a worry-free summer with BrokerLink
BrokerLink is proud to offer exclusive home and auto insurance premiums to members. Talk to one of our insurance experts for the right advice. With warmer days around the corner, it is time to ensure that you have your seasonal property and summer toys properly...
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...
Bulletin: Issue #100 All the Reforms
The long-awaited reform papers are here, and we want your feedback. In a special meeting, the UMNB board of directors elected a new 1st Vice-President, there are new zone meetings on the calendar, and much more in milestone issue #100: ...