An illuminated bridge pier in the St. John River will serve as a monument to fallen police officers in Fredericton, according to a plan unveiled by the city Thursday. The first look at the plan comes six years after Fredericton police officers Robert Costello and Sara Burns were killed while trying to help Donald Adam Robichaud and Bobbie Lee Wright, who also died in the shooting.
Those events on Aug. 10, 2018, have stuck with Coun. Bruce Grandy's small north side community.
"In that specific community along Douglas Avenue, Oakland Avenue ...
that bordered down to the event that happened, you know, they're all affected," he said in an interview. WATCH | Fredericton city councillor explains the meaning of the blue light: Six years after the Fredericton shooting, new memorial honours fallen officers 1 hour ago Duration 0:58 'The Guardian,' a memorial that will illuminate a pier of the old Carleton Street bridge in blue each night, is a tribute to Const. Robert Costello and Const.
Sara Burns, who were killed in an August 2018 shooting on the city's north side. "They all have feelings that they're dealing with, and the emotions. And you know, over time of course those feelings tend to be less and go on, but people remember what happened there.
" Grandy hopes the monument, called The Guardian , and benches on each side of the river will give residents an opportunity for reflection. "I think the most important thing — we don't want to forget about that day. It wasn't just the poli.