REGINA — "Coming Together for Hope" is the theme of Missing Persons Week April 27 to May 3.
The week has been proclaimed by the Government of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Missing Persons Partnership (SMPP).
Justice Minister and Attorney General Tim McLeod, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women's Office Alana Ross and RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore joined with community leaders and families to honour the province's more than 140 long-term missing persons Monday morning.
"Missing Persons Week is an important initiative that allows us to join together as a province to honour each individual who is missing and provide support to their loved ones," McLeod said.
"We thank the SMPP and partner organizations for their continued advocacy and work throughout the province to address the issue of long-term missing persons, while we seek to prevent any further cases."
The event serves to raise awareness about missing persons and the work 小蓝视频 done to support prevention, safety tools and responses. It recognizes the organizations that deliver support for families, communities and those working to bring home the missing.
Missing Persons Week has been proclaimed in Saskatchewan every year since 2013 and is organized by the SMPP, which is a collaboration between government, police agencies, Indigenous and community-based organizations. The SMPP helps raise awareness about missing persons issues, works to coordinate policies and legislation, shares prevention and safety tools and supports agencies that provide services to families when people do go missing.
“Missing Persons Week is a chance to renew our commitment to the safety and well-小蓝视频 of all residents, especially women and girls,” Ross said.
“Let’s continue to raise awareness about missing persons, honour them and support their families.”
Events and information will be shared throughout the week by SMPP member organizations. Please follow the for further information.
For more information on the supports available to families of missing persons, visit: .
