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People in Bathurst are saying goodbye to a man who certainly staked his claim to the region.
Claude Willett died Saturday at the age of 97.
He was best known as an avid prospector who spent much of his life scouring the woods from Dalhousie to the Acadian Peninsula looking for the next big mineral find.
Visitation is today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Elhatton’s Funeral Home in Bathurst, and the funeral mass is tomorrow morning at 10; at the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
A former RCMP officer has apoligized in court for being what he called a monster.
The 45 year old Mountie can’t be named to protect the identity of his son whom he tortured and starved in the basement of the family’s Ottawa area home.
He delivered the apology at his sentencing hearing, telling the boy; who is 15 now, he’s sorry for his cruel and barbaric behaviour. The judge reserved decision on the sentenced which could reach a maximum of 23 years.
Family members who were in court dismissed his show of remorse as crocodile tears.