Fundy Rural District Information

11/08/2026

Basic steps to prepare your home
Thanks for the tips Long Reach Fire Department

FireSmart

11/08/2026

FireSmart

Thanks to all who came out to the wildfire preparedness meeting. One resource mentioned at the meeting was the “FireSmart NB” program.

This resource includes education, information and funding to build resilience and preparedness.
Here you can find ways to protect your home and bring education to your community.

An application for community wildfire resilience planning (CWRP) for the rural district has been submitted and is being processed.

FireSmart

06/08/2026

Great program underway through the efforts of Westfield & District Recreation. Tennis lessons for beginners. Just awesome .

05/08/2026

Congratulations to Larry Booker on his appointment.

05/08/2026

Congratulations to Sara Moginot on her appointment as chair of the public safety committee.

05/08/2026

This is an event that is open to the public and hosted by the Trinity Anglican Church in Kingston.
With the reliance on internet to stay connected this is a great opportunity for seniors to get tech savvy (and join our meetings streamed online!)

05/08/2026

FRSC Testing New Meeting Time

The Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC) Board of Directors has approved a pilot project to change the time of its regular monthly Board meetings. From August through October, meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. The Board will evaluate the pilot before deciding whether to make the change permanent.

This is a welcome improvement. Until now, FRSC has been the only regional service commission to hold its Board meetings during the morning, making it difficult for working residents, employed directors, and alternates to attend.

For some time, I have advocated that FRSC move its meetings to the evening. I have repeatedly argued that regional government should be accessible to the people it serves and that meeting times should reflect the realities of residents who work during the day. Municipal councils throughout our region already hold evening meetings for this very reason.

While a 3:00 p.m. start time is an improvement over 9:00 a.m., it still excludes many working residents and directors who cannot leave their jobs in the middle of the afternoon. A regular evening meeting schedule would allow more people to observe the Board's discussions, better understand the decisions being made on their behalf, and increase public confidence in regional governance.

Transparency and accountability are strengthened when the public can attend meetings without taking time off work. Evening meetings also make it possible for directors and alternates with full-time employment to fully participate in the governance of the Commission.

I hope this pilot project is viewed as a first step toward establishing regular evening Board meetings that encourage greater public participation, improve accessibility, and demonstrate FRSC's commitment to openness, accountability, and transparent regional government. Authored by Chair