The Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission completed and adopted a Recreation Master Plan in 2018. This Plan and its policies are the tool to advance the region toward recommendations being the enhancement of individual, environmental, and societal wellbeing for community members of Southwest New Brunswick. As outlined in the Study, addressing the region’s shifting demographics, while improving existing recreation facilities and program delivery, are the key recreation planning priorities in the region. The Regional Recreation Master Plan (RMP1) provides a policy framework for the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission to work collaboratively and pool resources to help address the region’s recreation priorities.

Plan Objectives:

1. Provide a framework for member communities of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission to work collaboratively and cooperatively towards the goals outlined in the Plan – RMP1.
2. Improve recreation service delivery in the region.
3. Provide a mechanism for which Municipalities, Local Service Districts, and Rural communities can financially contribute to recreation facilities and recreation service delivery in a cooperative manner, by means of Cost-Sharing such expenses.

Regional Recreation Master Plan Policy: RMP1

Local Governance Reform

The 2022 New Brunswick Local Government reform resulted in a change to the local government structure and their boundaries within the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission boundaries and a change to the territory of which the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission serves. The transitional policy serves to clarify the new boundaries of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission and the Local governments in which this policy actions and to amend subsequent articles, sections and schedules this policy uses to effect article 6, cost-share administration of policy RMP1.

Transitional Regional Recreation Master Plan Policy: RMP1-T2023 v.2