What does municipal government do?

In New Brunswick, municipal government (also called local government) is responsible for the following:

• Civil order, noise, public nuisance
• Garbage collection & recycling
• Land use planning, building inspection, zoning
• Parks & recreation (sports fields, arenas, community centers, docks, pools, etc.)
• Public transit (through the Regional Service Commission)
• Public safety (police, fire, animal control, by-law enforcement, emergency management)
• Transportation (road, street, curb, and sidewalk construction & maintenance, snow management, etc.)
• Unsightly and dangerous premises
• Water and wastewater service (pipes, lift stations, lagoons, etc.)

In Five Rivers, streets and roads outside Rexton are the responsibility of the provincial government.