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PRESS RELEASE: Property Tax Reform: A Freeze That Undermines Municipalities
May 6, 2025 UMNB and AFMNB denounce a funding cut disguised as an affordability measure Fredericton (NB) – The Government of New Brunswick introduced a bill today to freeze residential, non-residential and industrial property assessments for one year. For the Union of...
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...
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...
PRESS RELEASE: Provincial budget takes a step towards fiscal reform but provides little relief to municipalities in 2025.
March 18, 2025 Fredericton, N.B – The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) and l’Association Francophone des Municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB) welcome the first step today by the Government of New Brunswick to fund a new fiscal framework, but much...
PRESS RELEASE: The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick releases 2025 Pre-Budget Submission
February 26, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fredericton, NB – The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) has released its 2025 pre-budget submission highlighting five key priorities endorsed by our municipal membership. These priorities continue to build upon...