Suspicious fire in Sainte-Cécile intentionally set: N.B. RCMP

A sign for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pictured on June 23, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Avery MacRae)

The New Brunswick RCMP is asking the public for help following a “suspicious” fire in Sainte-Cécile.

Members of the Lamèque RCMP and the Lamèque Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire on La Croix Road around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.

“Through the investigation, the New Brunswick Office of the Fire Marshal determined that the fire had been intentionally set. No one was injured at the time of the incident,” reads a news release from the New Brunswick RCMP.

The RCMP says fresh snowmobile tracks were discovered in the area.

Police are asking anyone with information that could help their investigation to contact the Lamèque RCMP at 506-344-2006 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The investigation is ongoing.

For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.