Amalgamated communities in N.B. have less than a month to come up with names
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The next milestone for local governance reform in New Brunswick comes in less than a month, with amalgamated communities required to pick their names by May 16.
The next milestone for local governance reform in New Brunswick comes in less than a month, with amalgamated communities required to pick their names by May 16.
Daniel Allain, minister of local government and local governance reform for the province, said the process seems to be going smoothly.
“It’s great to see the population so enthused,” he said.
The reform process has seen New Brunswick’s government restructure the municipal makeup from 340 entities to 89.
A process was set forth, according to Allain, to eliminate redundancies and strengthen the bond between the provincial and municipal governments.
He pointed out 208 entities in the original makeup with fewer than 1,000 residents.
Comparatively, Nova Scotia only had four jurisdictions with a population that small.
“We needed to innovate,” Allain said. “We needed to bring municipal governance into the 21st century.”
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