Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, May 4, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Village de Memramcook

Memramcook, NB

Maxime Bourgeois

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village de Memramcook, located in southeastern New Brunswick, is a rural Acadian community with a strong commitment to environmental stewardship and biodiversity. The community actively supports pollinator conservation, with a focus on protecting species such as the Monarch butterfly. Through initiatives like No Mow May, residents are encouraged to delay lawn mowing to provide early-season food sources for pollinators. The municipality and its citizens also promote the planting of native species, including milkweed, and the creation of pollinator-friendly habitats in public and private spaces. These collective efforts reflect Memramcook’s broader commitment to sustainable development, community engagement, and the protection of local ecosystems.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

Communications and Convening ▸

Issue a proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. This proclamation must incorporate a focus on monarch conservation.
Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
Engage with gardening leaders and partners (e.g., Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Nature Centers, Native Plant Society Chapters , other long-standing and influential community leaders) to support monarch butterfly conservation.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Systems Change ▸

Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
Launch, expand, or continue one or more ordinances to reduce light pollution to benefit urban wildlife.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Maxime Bourgeois	2026	5/4/2026		View Pledge