The cost alone - this will cost us over $1.5 to $2 million dollars in labour and materials, just to repair the damages that are done.” “This would be the worst we've experience in any province in the country. “So police and the RCMP continue to work with partner agencies telecommunication agencies to address these types of thefts,” he said.Īccording to LeBlanc, the Fredericton surrounding area is one of the hardest hit and the company is taking extra measures. “We've seen most recently as well that they're targeting lines directly related to some of our telecommunication services.” 'Thieves appear to be targeting locations where large amounts of copper wire are available,” said RCMP Cpl. Just since October, we've had 60 copper thefts, if you can believe it, and 20 since January alone.”Īccording to a social media post from Bell's CEO, it has impacted network reliability for more than 900 hours in New Brunswick. “There's really been an escalation though the fall.

'This really started in the summer of 2022,” said Glen LeBlanc, Bell CFO and Vice Chair Atlantic.

The company admits it’s an ongoing problem. It's not the first times thieves have struck the area, and it's not the only place they've hit Monday. It's not operable at all,” he said.Ĭrews spent hours replacing the copper wire that was stripped from the poles. “It works off the phone system, so right now they have no Lifeline. 'My parents who live just in front, both have the Lifeline,” Montgomery said of a device used to alert first responders in the event of an emergency. The Geary, N.B., man was among about 1,000 people affected by copper wire thefts downing telecom lines in the Oromocto area on Monday. Waking up with no television, internet, and home phone was worrisome for Ray Montgomery.

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