Local Governance Reform and Regional Service Commission Update Presentation Click on the link for a PowerPoint presentation from the Province of New Brunswick on Local Governance Reform and the proposed new Regional Service Commission Mandates, Services, and Next Steps in the process.

Transition Facilitator: Don Fitzgerald Restructuring at the local and regional levels will be led and supported by the provincial government. The implementation of local and regional structural reform will be divided into "restructuring projects" that will be assigned to various appointed Transition Facilitators. There are two categories of restructuring projects that can be assigned to […]

After municipal type and community names have been selected, the work will begin on the 2023 budget for the new entity. This year's process will be new to all as we consolidate the Town and LSD budgets. Planning by the Province and Town has been underway for some time. Facilitators for the regions will be […]

Municipality Type Part of the reform process calls for the new entities to choose or confirm a municipal type for the new entity. Choices include City, Town, Village, Rural Community, and Regional Municipality. The Transition Committee has chosen to remain a Town. Naming All 78 of the new municipalities will be created by regulation and […]

Election Type for Saint Andrews, Bayside, and Chamcook - Byelection Council type: Ward Council composition: 1 Mayor 9 Councillors 3 Wards Communities: Town of Saint Andrews Local Service District of Bayside Local Service District of Chamcook

Boundaries & Wards The outer boundary of the new entity and its 3 wards have been finalized. Attached is an official map of the new entity. https://standrews.support/map-1/ Ward Map: https://standrews.support/ward-map-entity-56/ Council Composition On November 28th, 2022, a by-election for Councillor positions will be held in the new wards of Bayside and Chamcook. In Bayside, one Councillor will […]

The Province of New Brunswick has a website dedicated to Local Governance Reform and you can find information on the Reform process, latest news, and projected timelines of implementation by following the link: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/local-governance-reform.html Boundary Maps: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/local-governance-reform/studies-data.html