Moncton Area News

An unclean chimney has been determined as the cause of a house fire that took place on Water Street in Baie Verte on Monday, November 16.

Natural Resources Minister Wally Stiles, outside his constituency office in Petitcodiac, N.B., speaks to demonstrators opposed to the sale of NB Power.

Finding a permanent home for children and youth who are in the care of welfare agencies should be a priority for all Canadians, write Laura Eggertson, Dr.

The Liberal government is running into stiff opposition to its plan to sell NB Power, according to a new Leger Marketing poll.

The Olympic torch will make its way to New Brunswick today, crossing the Confederation Bridge after spending the weekend on P.E.I. The flame will pass through Port Elgin, Cap-Pele and stop in Shediac for a community celebration before moving on to Sackville, Memramcook and Dieppe.

Police in western Newfoundland have been called in to investigate a fire that destroyed a house that had already seen its share of smoke.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is investigating a fire that broke out in Baie Verte around 11 p.m. Saturday.

AMHERST While thrilled Amherst will host the Olympic torch relay, the town's mayor wishes the area's three torchbearers could have carried the torch through the town Saturday.

Chuck Prince considers himself a 'dog guy.' He's got two Brittany spaniels along with a mutt he found in the woods and decided to take home.

Canadian Crime News: Atlantic:

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Hilary Bonnell on Thursday as the Esgenoopetitj First Nation community continued to mourn the teen's death.

The 16-year-old's body was found buried in a wooded area near Tracadie-Sheila last week after she had been missing for more than two months. She had disappeared from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation, commonly known as Burnt Church, in northeastern New Brunswick on Sept. 5.

Along with the hundreds of friends, family and people from the community, several dignitaries, including band chiefs from across the Maritimes packed into St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church.

Mourners cried and comforted one another during the emotional service, which included some elements of Aboriginal culture, including traditional drumming.

People started gathering at the small church, which holds roughly 250 people, hours before the funeral started at about 2 p.m. AT.

The community set up a tent outside the church to accommodate additional people who showed up to pay their respects.

Canadian Crime News:Atlantic:New Brunswick

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Funeral planned for Thursday at 2 p.m.

A small group of individuals are trying to keep the calm on the Esgenoopetitj First Nation as the northern community struggles to cope with the death of a local teenager.

A wake is now underway on the Esgenoopetitj First Nation for Hilary Bonnell, the 16-year-old whose body was found last week buried in a wooded area near Tracadie-Sheila after being missing for more than two months.

Eleven years after he was charged with illegally digging clams in Kouchibouguac National Park, Jackie Vautour continues to argue that his constitutional rights as a Metis have been ignored by the justice system.

The potential natural gas reserves deep in southern New Brunswick's shale exceed even the huge amount that a new federal study concludes lies under the rest of Canada's entire East Coast.

Cole Alexander McFadden is now the second of five accused to admit his role in the killing of a Shediac man in March.

Canadian Crime News: Atlantic

November 16, 2009

CTV News

THE CANADIAN PRESS

TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. - Police in New Brunswick say they have identified human remains as those of 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell.

RCMP said today the positive identification of the missing girl's body was made through dental records. Results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death are several weeks away.

Meantime, police say a suspect in her death remains in custody.

Curtis Wayne Bonnell,29,who is a cousin of the missing Hilary, had been released from Prison about 2 years ago after serving 5 years for a previous sexual assault.

He currently is being held in remand for another alleged sexual assault occuring at his residence on Nov.8th.

That residence and another property were the subject of a massive, intensive search the previous week.

RCMP said they put out a fire early Saturday morning at the home of Christopher Bonnell, the uncle of Hilary Bonnell who lived at that residence with his son Curtis.

Police said they don't know who is responsible for setting the fire. But they feared that someone might seek retribution for her disappearance, and left a team of RCMP officers in the area of Burnt Church.

The nearby RCMP officers helped put out the flames before the home could burn down.

Jamie Steele, 15, dons some of her apparel she received for being an Olympic torchbearer just before taking to the ice to coach CanPower skaters in Amherst.

The following is a list of Remembrance Day ceremonies. Bathurst * 9 a.m.: Ecumenical service at the Legion.

Canadian Crime News: : Sex Offences / Offenders

Canadian Sex Offenders Registry

Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church) First Nation,New Brunswick,Sex Offender:sexual assault

2009 11 13

Under questioning by RCMP Officers, known Repeat Sex Offender Curtis Wayne Bonnell, 29, revealed the location of 16 year old Hilary Bonnell's body.

Police had been searching in the former military firing range in Tracadie-Sheila where the body was located.

The remains have been sent for additional testing and identification. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed in Saint John on Saturday.

Evidence discovered at the scene, including some clothing, also suggests the body is Hilary's.

Hilary, 16, was last seen on Sept. 5 walking along Highway 11 in Esgenoopetitj, commonly known as Burnt Church.

RCMP Insp. Roch Fortin mentioned Hilary's mother, Pam Fillier, who had given him a traditional "tobacco offering." It was that same day that there was a "major break" in the investigation that allowed police to recover Hilary, said Fortin, showing reporters the small, cloth sachet.

"The RCMP will continue to work diligently to discover what happened to Hilary," Fortin said.

"There's a lot of work still to be done for us to complete this investigation," he said, appealing to anyone with information to contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

"We need to finish what we started. We need to have a successful prosecution.........We need to ensure the individual or individuals [responsible] are not roaming the streets anymore."

Curtis Bonnell , who is a cousin of the missing Hilary, had been released from Prison about 2 years ago after serving 5 years for a previous sexual assault.

He currently is being held in remand for another alleged sexual assault occuring at his residence last Saturday.

That residence and another property were the subject of a massive, intensive search the previous week.

A torchbearer steadies himself as he steps into a dory to carry the Olympic flame across Petty Harbour, N.L., to continue its journey across the northeast avalon.

The Baie Verte Volunteer Fire Department will soon receive an upgrade to their communications system.