Additional feedback will be received this week on proposed changes to electoral maps for 49 districts in the province.
Hearings on the redrawn boundaries will be conducted virtually from January 11th to 14th.
They’re being divided by districts with two additional sessions to be held provincewide.
Sessions will be held:
- Wednesday, Jan. 11 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Northern (Electoral Districts 1-8)
- Wednesday, Jan. 11 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Miramichi (Electoral Districts 9-11)
- Thursday, Jan. 12 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Provincial (open to all electoral districts)
- Thursday, Jan. 12 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Southeastern (Electoral Districts 12-24)
- Friday, Jan. 13 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Southern (Electoral Districts 25-36)
- Friday, Jan. 13 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Capital (Electoral Districts 37-44)
- Saturday, Jan. 14 – 10 a.m. to noon – Upper River Valley (Electoral Districts 45-49)
- Saturday, Jan. 14 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Provincial (open to all electoral districts)
Individuals or organizations wishing to make a formal presentation must contact the commission at commissionNB@gnb.ca or call toll-free at 1-833-938-1600 to book a date and time.
Feedback can also be submitted by email, on the commission’s website, or by mail: Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission, 500 Beaverbrook Ct., Suite 200, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5H1.
The commission has until mid-March to prepare its final report.
The deadline for receiving feedback is Sunday, Jan. 15.
