Esgenoopetitj First Nation

• American man arrested in N.B. double shooting that prompted emergency alert

  New Brunswick RCMP say the 47-year-old man who was the subject of an Alert Ready in the Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church) First Nation area has been arrested.

  Crime

  Sep 6, 2024
  
• N.B. man charged with 2nd-degree murder in shooting death

  A New Brunswick man from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation has been charged in connection with a homicide in the community earlier this year. 

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• Children learn Mi’kmaq language at Esgenoôpetitj’s first immersion camp

  Project coordinator Candida Nickerson said the goal was to teach the children the language while partaking in traditional activities like drum-making and kayaking.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
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• N.B. RCMP major crime unit investigates homicide on First Nation

  The New Brunswick RCMP's major crime unit is investigating a homicide that occurred in Esgenoôpetitj First Nation earlier this month.

  Crime

  Jun 22, 2022
• Former New Brunswick chief given 10-year prison sentence for decades-old sex offences

  Wilbur Dedam was sentenced Tuesday in Miramichi.

  Canada

  May 25, 2021
• N.B. RCMP charge 34-year-old in Esgenoôpetitj First Nation homicide

  Mounties responded to a call on Aug. 25, 2020, and found 34-year-old Christopher Dedam from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation dead.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2021
• RCMP investigating break-in, theft at wastewater facility at Esgenoôpetitj First Nation

  The break-in resulted in the theft of several items including electronics and tools.

  Crime

  Oct 30, 2020
• Mi’kmaw power, inside and beyond Ottawa, stronger than in past fishery battles

  'I wonder if they ever thought, 20 years ago, that they'd have two Mi'kmaw senators and a Mi'kmaw MP who could help influence and work with government to find a solution.'

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2020
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• 4 displaced in New Brunswick house fires: Canadian Red Cross

  Canadian Red Cross volunteers have assisted two separate households with emergency supplies after they were forced out of their homes by fire.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2020
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• N.B. RCMP seek hit-and-run driver on Micmac Road

  The suspect is described as being approximately six feet two inches (188 centimetres) tall and weighing about 235 pounds (107 kilograms).

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2019