Village of New Maryland

The January 13th, 2021 Council-in-Committee meeting will be held at 6:30 pm. If you would like to attend the meeting, please contact the Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk Cynthia Geldart ([email protected]) prior to 12:00 pm Tuesday, January 12th, 2021. The number of people attending the meeting needs to be known in advance to ensure that physical distancing requirements are being met. If you have any questions, please contact the CAO/Clerk at her email address or call the Village office at 451-8508. -dh https://www.vonm.ca/january-13th-council-in-committee-2-2/

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Province returning to the Orange Phase, the New Maryland Scouts will not be participating in the Christmas tree collection as planned. Instead, Public Works staff will collect the trees starting this week and continue next week. If you would like to make a donation to the Scouts, please contact Ian Delong ([email protected]). Staff will also be watchful of any donations attached to trees and will forward those to the Scouts. Thank you for your participation in the Tree Collection Program. - MS

Don't forget! Tonight's the night! :) - MS

Presentation of UMNB Service Awards to Councillors McCaie-Burke and LeBlanc The Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB) is a bilingual association of 60 local governments of all sizes, representing over one-third of NB's population. The organization was established in 1994 to advocate on behalf of municipalities and New Maryland has been a long-standing member. UMNB hosts an annual conference which is usually held in Fredericton, and long- service awards are handed out at the b...anquet each year. The conference this year, like so many, was held virtually and two members of our Council were recognized for long-service awards. The awards were presented at Formal Council which took place Wednesday, December 16, 2020. The scrolls are presented on behalf of the Province of NB and UMNB jointly. The scrolls state that they "recognize a significant contribution to the institution of local government in the Province of New Brunswick" by the recipient. Councillor Gisèle McCaie-Burke was recognized for 12 years of service. Gisèle has been an enthusiastic and active member of Council and a great ambassador for our community. Her focus in recent years has been on issues facing senior citizens and she was instrumental in the establishment of our Age-Friendly Committee. She has consistently worked hard to promote a healthy and active community and we have been fortunate to have her on Council for the past 12 years. Congratulations Gisele! Councillor Paul LeBlanc was recognized by UMNB for 29 years of service. Paul joined Council when the municipality was originally established in 1991 and has continued to serve for almost 30 years. He has been a dedicated member of Council and participated in some challenging debates and decisions over the years. He has persevered in his commitment of doing what is best for the community, whether providing quality services, innovative programs and facilities, or improvements to infrastructure. Congratulations Paul!

Last night Mayor Wilson-Shee visited all of our winners in the Christmas Lights Community Challenge! 1st place went to 95 Macintosh; 2nd place to 3 Cedar Acres Court & 3rd place to 77 Gravenstein. Thank you SO MUCH to all those who entered. We loved visiting your beautiful properties! The map highlights all of the entries received (and you will see so many more wonderful displays along the way!) While you're out and about see if you can check all the boxes on our Christmas Lights Eye Spy! - MS

Our Recreation Foreman has found a Samsung cell phone with an Otter case in the vicinity of Athletic Park. Please share so we can get this phone back to its' owner. Please phone the Village office at 451-8508 to identify and collect. LMS