City police confirm a body was discovered by a fisherman and removed from the water around Long Wharf in Saint John at 11:55 Saturday morning.
Police spokesperson Sgt. Jay Henderson tells Tide news there is an autopsy scheduled for Sunday to find the cause of death
as well as the persons identity and gender, which are all unknowns at this time.
Sgt.
Chuck Elgee was on scene and he tells Tide news the body was very
decomposed when discovered, so it most likely had been in the water for
weeks. Elgee says the body was taken to the Saint John Regional Hospital
after it was removed from the waters near where the cruise ships come
in. According to Eglee, it's not common to find a body in the water by
Long Wharf but it has happened before.
Police were on scene for about an hour. Saint John Police Major Crime Unit
with the assistance of the Forensic Identification Unit are currently
investigating.
It took just over a two hours for the KV fire department to find a man adrift in his boat the Kennebecasis River.
Deputy
Chief Dan McCoy tells Tide news they got the call he was in trouble
around 7:30 last night. McCoy says the man had left the peninsula side
of the river, had mechanical problems, and was found further down the
river.
The man
had left from the Renforth yacht club and was found on his boat in
shallow water. McCoy says they were able to find him before external
resources like Saint John and Penniusala fire departments arrived on
scene. He says the reason it took so long to find the missing man was
because the man thought he was in a different location than he actually
was.
McCoy says the man was cold and disoriented, but did not have to be sent to hospital.
Members of government and high military officials speaking to a large crowd at the Marco Polo Cruise Ship terminal.
The
special announcement marks the official name change of the 3rd Field
Artillery Regiment of New Brunswick to it's historic and original title,
"The Loyal Company". Being created in 1793, the artillery regiment is
one of the oldest in Canada.
UNB's Dr. Lee Windsor tells us the
change honours and recognizes the regiments contributions to the War of
1812, World Wars and more. Windsor says "The Loyal Company" is a
foundation of our modern Canadian army, and the name change connects us
to our past.
The
Loyal Company's name was changed in 1975 for multiple reasons, but MP
Rodney Weston says in the minds of people here the name never left.
Wetson had approached Defense Minister Peter McKay about restoring the
name earlier this year.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Steve Strachan says the regiment is better equipped than it was 220
years ago, but it's still a citizen army made up of members of the
community in Greater Saint John.
One of
the only councils that help support the Cherry Brook Zoo is questioning
whether it will do it again for their next budget.
According to
Mayor Bill Bishop, Rothesay Council was the only municipality to give
money to the zoo last year, and the zoo is back asking for financial aid
again. When we asked Mayor Bishop if Rothesay is hesitant to
donate funds, he said yes he's hesitant himself. Bishop says it looks
like the zoo will be going out of business pretty shortly, so putting
money in won't improve their desperate financial situation.
Rothesay Council has referred the request to finance.
