As More Copper Wire Thefts Knock out Service, Some Point Fingers at Scrap Yards

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CanadaCut Bell Canada wire is shown in this photo from Jan. 3, 2026, after thieves stole about a kilometre of wire near Clarendon, N.B. The Canadian Press/Handout-Bell CanadaThe Canadian Press4/2/2026|Updated: 4/2/20260:00In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton and St. John.Clarendon does not have reliable cell service and with no telephones, residents couldn’t call 911, said Sgt. Ben Comely with the local RCMP.

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