The municipal council of the Village de Memramcook unanimously adopted a policy on protecting the public and municipal infrastructure against nuisance wildlife at a special meeting on August 4, 2026. This policy is now in effect and aims to guide and oversee the work of the municipality in the event that wild animals pose a risk to the integrity of its infrastructure or a risk to public health.
Among the highlights, it is noted that prevention and non-lethal measures will be prioritized and that a lethal intervention will be a last resort. This could be authorized by the chief administrative officer of the municipality only after following the prevention guidelines issued by the Department of Natural Resources and if relocation has been deemed impossible by a recognized nuisance wildlife control officer or a certified trapper.
"To my knowledge, this is a first for a municipality in New Brunswick and I hope it will serve as an inspiration for other communities. Cohabitation with wildlife is an integral part of the identity of our village and our agrotourism development. However, if this coexistence comes to endanger the population or our infrastructure, we now have a clear action plan where lethal intervention remains an absolute last resort," said Maxime O. Bourgeois, Mayor of Memramcook.
In 2025, the relocation and the tragic trapping of a beaver family that was damaging a municipal infrastructure in LeBlanc Park motivated the municipal council to better oversee the management of harmful wildlife. In 2026, no animals were trapped or relocated by the Village de Memramcook.
