Local Governance

• N.B. to remove decision-making power from anglophone district education councils

  Anglophone district education councils will lose their decision making power, but the councils in francophone districts will retain them in order to respect Charter Rights.

  Education

  May 9, 2023
  
• N.B. mayors optimistic about municipal reform, but await details and finance reform

  The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick has called for reform for about 60 years, its president says. While there's excitement, there's several unanswered questions, too.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2021
  
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• New Brunswick to merge communities and slash number of local governments to 90

  Daniel Allain, the minister of local governance reform, said on Thursday that the mergers of local governing entities are long overdue.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2021
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• ‘Pay attention to local government’: Midway council defeats variance request after vocal opposition

  Last week, council in the Village of Midway denied a variance request for a proposed five-storey apartment building.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021