Family of a 27-year-old man killed at the Atlantic Institution in Renous in 2019 is suing the federal government for his death. Brunswick News reports the suit filed by teh family and estate of Calvin Clifford Kenny claims Correctional Service of Canada was negligent in Kenny’s death and asks for unspecified damages. KEnny, who was from NEwfoundland, was serving time for manslaughter and otehr chrgaes when he was found injured in his cell in Renouse ON February 18, 2019. He later died.
24-year-old Brandon Blake Colford in Blackville, who was already serving time for the 2016 murder of Micheal Mark Ryan in Miramichi, was later charged with second degree murder in Kenney’s death.
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Anglehart-Paulin are looking for funding to maintain the bus routes.
According to the Tribune – the company could stop its runs if government
doesn’t step in.
hasn’t made any commitments but Premier Blaine Higgs has said it’s possible.
Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc also said last
week there could be federal money available. -
LIBERAL PRESIDENT
A new executive has been chosen by the New Brunswick liberal party on Saturday, Former federal member of parliament and Moncton, N.B., mayor Brian Murphy was elected the new party president
Murphy tells global news the party needs to improve organization, policy and
84 year old Pauline Gauvin, a long term care resident in Miramichi was the first New Brunswiker to receive the Covid-19 vaccine over the weekend. .
Nicolette Noel of Miramichi was the first nurse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine – while Dr. Carl Boucher of Caraquet was the first New Brunswick physician to receive the injection.
The first vaccinations were administered Saturday at the Miramihci Regional Hopsital.
Meanwhile, the province reported five new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday and none on Sunday. Public health did revise its total number of cases over the weekend, saying two Saint John area cases were accounted for in other provinces; while two other previously confirmed cases had now been identified as false-positive tests. As of Sunday afternoon there were 45 active cases of the virus remaining in New Brunswick.
The families of the victims of Mathew Raymond had the opportunity to read victim impact statements to a judge yesterday in Fredericton.,
The 50 yearold Raymond was found not criminally responsible of the murders of Donnie Robichaud, Bobbie Lee Wright, Sara Burns and Robb Costello last month.
A disposition hearing gives family members a chance to describe how they have been affected.
Justice Larry Landry said Raymond will be held at the Restigouche Hospital Centre where he will continue to receive treatment for his schizophrenia. and there will be another disposition hearing in front of a review board within 90 days…but that board won’t have the power to release him…just make recommendations.