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PARTNER ARTICLE: What Not to Miss This Year at Energizing Efficiency 2025
What Not to Miss This Year at Energizing Efficiency 2025 Every year, the Energizing Efficiency conference brings together changemakers, industry leaders, and innovators who are shaping the future of sustainable energy in New Brunswick and beyond. If you're attending...
PRESS RELEASE: AFMNB & UMNB on joint press release on fiscal reform funding model
April 9th, 2025 Fiscal reform: A good first step, but municipalities still awaiting full, sustainable, and diversified funding Fredericton, N.B. – The Association Francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB) and the Union of Municipalities of New...
PARTNER ARTICLE: How to save on your insurance
BrokerLink is proud to offer exclusive home and auto insurance premiums to UMNB members. Talk to one of our insurance experts for the right advice. We’re all looking for ways to be savvier about how we are spending our money these days. Whether it’s cutting back on...
PARTNER ARTICLE: Accommodating Religion: 5 Employer FAQs
By McInnes Cooper Employers’ legal duty to accommodate employees seems to most frequently come up in the context of employees with disabilities. But that duty extends to any characteristics that human rights legislation protects, including gender identity, gender...
NEWS RELEASE: UMNB President participates in Canadian-Mexican-USA Mayors Trade Summit
March 28, 2025 Washington D.C. - UMNB President and Mayor of Grand Bay-Westfield, Brittany Merrifield, participated today in a Mayors Trade Summit organized by the U.S. Conference of Mayors with representatives from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. “Our...
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.
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D – Southeast
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E – Fundy-Southwest
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F – Capital-Valley
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Partner Article: Performance Management Is Leadership
We tend to talk about performance management and leadership as if they’re separate concepts, two neighboring houses on the same street. In reality, they’re the same home. Performance management is leadership, and leadership is performance management. You simply can’t...
UMNB is hiring an Asset Management Specialist
Work Location: Fredericton NB with remote opportunities Full-Time | 1 year contract with the possibility of an extension Salary Range: $52,000 - $57,000 Job Posting: Asset Management Specialist The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) is a...
Job Posting: Research Support Officer
Work Location: Fredericton NB with remote opportunities 8 week contract through Canada Summer Jobs Hourly Rate: $15.65 Job Posting: Research Support Officer The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) is a bilingual association of sixty local...
Request for Expressions of Interest: Developing an Action Plan to Address Harassment and Intimidation of Municipal Elected Officials and Staff in New Brunswick
June 2025 Issued by: Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) and L’Association Francophone des Municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB) Background and Context: Harassment and intimidation of municipal elected officials and staff have become pressing...