Kenn Borek pilot found dead in Calgary

A 21-year-old Calgary man has been charged with first-degree murder after a Kenn Borek pilot was found dead in an apartment this past weekend, the Calgary Herald reported.

The victim was Scott Michael Barr, 25, a pilot who worked for Kenn Borek Air for the last year. Since last fall, he worked partly out of Iqaluit on three-week stints that took him to Pangnirtung, Kimmirut and Cape Dorset.

A neighbor in his Calgary apartment building said he heard yelling and “running around” that ended abruptly.

Sean Loutitt, Kenn Borek’s chief pilot, said he was surprised and upset by the violent death. A co-worker in Iqaluit told the Herald she was sad to hear of the death of “a great guy.”

Calgary police arrested Matthew Wesley Veness on Monday. The cause of death has not been released. A first-degree murder charge implies that the murder may have been planned and deliberate.