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Wildfire Near Chipman Re-Measured at 650 Hectares as N.B. Warns of Smoke and Courts Advance Key Cases

Air-quality warnings underscore the province's competing safety pressures from wildfire smoke to urgent court developments.

Saint John developer Adam Pottle is pictured here in Queen Square. He says his latest housing project was hit by thieves twice within 48 hours.
Miramichi Law Courts.
Friends and family of Luc Bourgeois were at the official launch of the Sentry Regional Marine Search and Rescue over the weekend in Shediac. The organization was sparked by the search for Bourgeois in July when he went missing while kayaking.
Wayne Richard MacLaggan of Priestman Street, didn't appear before provincial court in Fredericton on drug trafficking charges and a warrant has been issued.

Overview

  • Provincial officials now estimate Fire 366 southeast of Chipman at roughly 650 hectares after closer mapping of the remote boggy site.
  • Fredericton residents were cautioned about deteriorating air on Wednesday due to smoke from the blaze east of Grand Lake, with health guidance to limit exposure.
  • No structures are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered, as crews rely on aerial suppression where ground access is difficult.
  • Fredericton police charged Aaron Jesse Rice, 45, with second-degree murder in the Sept. 7 death of Sonia Vivian Timbre; he remains in custody and is due back in court Oct. 24.
  • A warrant was issued for Wayne Richard MacLaggan after a court no-show on trafficking counts, Philippe Junior LeBlanc received an added animal-cruelty charge with his matter adjourned to Oct. 16, and Daniel Ray Downey’s alleged stolen-RCMP-gear case was pushed to a Jan. 21–22 trial.