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New Brunswick's 8 Long Term Missing Children: The Faces We Must not Forget

Remembering Canada’s Long Term Missing Children: Stories from Every Province and Territory Series


This post is the second in a series where I will highlight the long-term missing children from each province and territory in Canada.


Because there are so many cases to cover, it will take time to research and write more in-depth profiles for each child. Those longer posts will come in the future, but for now, this series is about getting their names out there and reminding everyone that these children have not been forgotten.


Please join me in sharing these stories. Awareness is one of the most powerful tools we have to help bring them home.


Michelle Lise Wedge, 7 - missing from Moncton - 2 July 1975

Blue background with text: "Michelle Wedge, Moncton, 2 July 1975, 7 years old." A smiling child’s black-and-white photo. "We the Missing" logo. Mood: nostalgic.

The oldest case in New Brunswick, and the youngest child still missing in that province, is Michelle Lise Wedge.


At around 8:40pm on July 2, 1975, Michelle Wedge's older brother heard his seven-year-old sister leave the family home on Dominion Street in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada to ride her bicycle. Their parents were out for the evening. At 9pm, their older sister arrived home and noticed that Michelle was no longer playing near the home where her brother had last seen her. The two searched the neighbourhood and found her bicycle, propped on its kickstand, at the southwest corner of the intersection of Dominion and John Street, but no Michelle.


If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. Codiac Regional RCMP 506-857-2400Reference Case#: 2010120833

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

  3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Donna Chambers, 17 - missing from Carlingford - 27 February 1976

Blue background with text "Donna Chambers," "Carlingford." Includes a black and white photo, date "27 February 1976," age 17, and colorful logo.

I will have to do some digging into the disappearance of Donna Chambers. Right now, the only two sources I can find listing her disappearance are:

  1. Canada's Missing (The RCMP site)

  2. A short post in the Telegraph Journal Newspaper in Saint John, New Brunswick on March 6, 1976, more than a week after she was last seen. This post contains the only photo I have been able to find of Donna Chambers.

Newspaper clipping about a missing girl named Donna Chambers. Includes a black-and-white photo and text detailing her description and last seen attire.

According to the RCMP site, Donna was reported missing on February 27, 1976 from Carlingsford, New Brunswick. They state that she had been walking from her house to the local dump and was picked up in an unknown vehicle. Why would she be walking to the dump? Did someone see her being picked up in this vehicle? Did she get in willingly? Are they inferring she was hitchhiking? They also add that Donna was never located although the belief was she had gone to live in the USA voluntarily.


If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. St. Leonard RCMP 506-473-3137Reference Case#: G20081450351

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Jean Luc Ringuette, 16 - missing from Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska - 5 October 1976

Text reads: "Jean Luc Ringuette, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, 5 October 1976, 16 years old." Blue background, colorful squares, and a blue flower.

There is not a lot of information available regarding the disappearance of Jean Luc Ringuette except for the following:


On the night of October 5, 1976, Jean-Luc Ringuette was seen for the last time when he left his home in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick. The following morning, Jean-Luc did not attend school. A few weeks prior to his disappearance, he had disclosed that he had some money, and that he and a friend were going to leave town.


If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. St-Leonard NB RCMP Detachment St-Leonard NB RCMP Detachment; 1-888-506-7267Reference Case#: G2015269953

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

  3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Martin Corbet, 17 - missing from Bartibog Station - 15 November 1979

Missing person poster with Martin Corbet’s name in bold. Date: 15 November 1979, age 17. Background is blue with brown accents.

17-year-old Martin Corbet, from Paspebiac, Quebec, was visiting his older brother, Christian, who was at the Bartibog Station, relieving the rail depot attendant for the week. On November 15, 1979, Martin entered the bush late in the morning, lightly clad, armed with a shotgun. Bartibog Junction is at the point where the main Canadian National Railway line is joined by the spur line into Heath Steele Mines. Located midway between Bathurst and Newcastle, it is a heavy wooded area not accessible by road. In fact, the searchers had to travel by train to the search area to look for Martin.


Footprints revealed that Martin had followed the railway tracks northward for 1.5 miles from where he had entered the bush at Bartibog Junction Station. Tracking dogs picked up his scent right away, which indicated Martin had travelled in circles. Despite a systematic ground search of a six square mile area adjacent to the railway line, no articles of clothing, his shotgun, or Martin himself, were found.


If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. Campbellton RCMP 506-789-6000Reference Case#: C2015611911

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

  3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Andre Gauthier, 17 - missing from Saint John - 23 September 1984

Missing person poster for Andre Gauthier from Saint John. Features a black-and-white photo, with text "23 September 1984," "17 years old."

Not a lot of information is available regarding the disappearance of Andrew Gauthier from Saint John, New Brunswick. 17-year-old Andre Gauthier was last seen at approximately 10:15 pm the evening of September 23, 1984 near Simms Corner on the west side of Saint John, New Brunswick.


If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. Saint John Police Force (506) 648-3333Reference Case#: 84-08488

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

  3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Kimberley Amero, 15 - missing from Saint John - 3 September 1985

Missing person poster featuring a young girl against a blue background. Text: "Kimberley Amero," "Saint John," "3 September 1985," "15 years old."

Less than a year after 17-year-old Andrew Gauthier disappeared from Saint John, New Brunswick, 15-year-old Kimberley Amero would go missing from Saint John too. Two days before her 16th birthday, Kimberely Amero attended the fireworks at the Atlantic National Exhibition in Saint John, New Brunswick on September 3, 1985. She was never seen or heard from again after that.


If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. Saint John Police Force (506) 648-3211; (506) 648-3333; police@saintjohn.caReference Case#: 85-07554

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

  3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Brayden Thibault, 17 - missing from Fredericton - 31 July 2017

Missing person poster for Brayden Thibault, featuring a portrait. Text: Fredericton, 31 July 2017, 17 years old. Blue and brown design.

On July 31, 2017, 17-year-old Brayden Thibault was seen for the last time on Gibson Street in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He was said to be travelling to meet someone in the city of Moncton, New Brunswick. Brayden has not been seen or heard from since. Brayden's disappearance was deemed suspicious and in July of 2019, the RCMP's Major Crime Unit began investigating it as a homicide.


f you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. J Division RCMP Major Crime Unit 506-452-3400Reference Case#: 20171347357

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

  3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca


Madison Roy Boudreau, 14 - missing from Bathurst - 11 May 2021

Missing person poster for Madison Roy Boudreau, Bathurst. Includes a smiling photo. Date: 11 May 2021. Age: 14. Bright colors and patterns.

Madison Roy Boudreau was last seen at approximately 7:33a.m. on May 11, 2021 when she was picked up in a vehicle driven by a man at the corner of Assaff and Grange Streets in Bathurst, New Brunswick.. On August 11, 2021, police identified a primary suspect in the homicide of Madison, but could not name the suspect as the case was still under investigation. On April 5, 2022 it was announced that the RCMP have taken lead of the investigation as evidence obtained placed Madison in Middle River, New Brunswick (RCMP jurisdiction) on May 11, 2021 after she had been seen in Bathurst earlier the same day.



If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:

  1. J Division RCMP 506-451-6052Reference Case#: 2021656872

  2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

  3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca








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