Stolen Fredericton cenotaph plaques will be replaced in time for Nov. 11

FREDERICTON – The plaques that were stolen from the provincial cenotaph in Fredericton will be replaced in time for Remembrance Day.

Bill Fraser, minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture said Friday that one of the plaques was being finished and polished and the other was going to be poured over the weekend.

“We expect delivery here in Fredericton sometime the first of the week for installation and this is great news so that we’ll have those plaques up on the cenotaph up on the provincial cenotaph for the Remembrance Day service,” he said.

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Last week, it was discovered three brass plaques containing the names of First, Second and Korean War veterans were missing from the cenotaph downtown.

Fredericton Police say they are still investigating. They confirmed Friday they do have a suspect, but the person has yet to be apprehended.

Some of the plaques have surfaced at a metal recycling business, but the names have been ground off.

The public has donated about $4,000 to be used for upkeep of the cenotaph and to install a security system.

With files from Global’s Laura Brown