Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• City Hall is now opened to the public for certain services. For Building Inspection and the Revenue Office, visitors will be screened upon entering the building. All other visits to City Hall must be done by appointment only.
• We are postponing the taxi licensing season. All owner and driver licenses, which are set to expire on April 30th, 2020, will remain valid until further notice. Any new drivers or owners will be required to submit their application to the Revenue Office as per usual requirements.
• The Water Meter Replacement Program has been suspended until further notice. If you had an appointment scheduled, you should have been contacted to inform you of the cancellation. It is possible that residents may receive a letter that was sent via mail before the cancellation. If this is the case, you can disregard the letter and you will be contacted again when normal operations begin.

• Play structures in the City are open as of June 5! Signage to remind residents that usage of play structures is at their own risk has been installed on the structures. 
• All-wheel parks (including skate parks, scooter parks, and bike parks) are open.
• The Magnetic Hill Zoo is opening on Tuesday, June 6th. For more information, click here. 
• Resurgo Place will be opening in the near future.
• The Moncton Market will begin a phased re-opening beginning on Saturday, June 6.
• Parks and trails remain open, but residents are encouraged to take additional precautions, such as physical distancing,  while in public.
• Certain public washrooms at municipal parks are open. 
• One-way signs have been installed on the main trails at Mapleton, Centennial, and Irishtown Nature Parks as well as at Jones Lake. For a map of the directional change, click the following links: 
  • Mapleton Park 
  • Centennial Park
  • Irishtown Nature Park
  • Jones Lake (trail 1.5 km, loop 2.9 km)
• As City facilities begin to re-open, any group who is interested in hosting their event and/or activity at a municipal installation must submit a COVID-19 operational plan that must be accepted by the City of Moncton’s Municipal Emergency Measures Organization.
  • For groups looking to book a field or facility, visit this form to book online.
  • For groups looking to host an event, visit this form to book online.
  • For all other questions or to inquire about what your operational plan must entail, please contact COVID19Recovery@moncton.ca.

COVID-19 has had a financial impact on our entire community. City Council unanimously adopted measures as part of the COVID-19 related relief initiative. 

You can find more information here. 

Codiac Transpo service is maintained. Codiac Transpo has taken numerous steps to minimize risk amid the COVID-19 situation:

• Schedules may be altered at any time due to recommendations from the province and the changing realities of COVID-19.
• All Sunday service is cancelled. 
• A restructured service plan has been implemented with service from Monday to Saturday from 6:30 am to 11 am and 2:30 pm to 7 pm.
• To respect the social distancing requirements of 2m, Codiac Transpo is decreasing the maximum number of passengers in a bus to six (6), plus the driver.
• Passengers must use the back door to enter and exit the bus. 
• Increased cleaning of the buses has been taking place, including cleaning hand rails and surfaces as often as possible.

Municipal employees have begun a phased return to work. If you are a municipal employee looking for archived Cybersources sent to staff with COVID-19 related information, please refer to the archived Cybersources on the M:// Drive. If you have questions, please contact the dedicated COVID-19 email address or contact your supervisor.