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Brenda Wilson tries hard not to think about the milestones her sister has missed over 24 years following her death.
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Caitlin Potts, 27; Ashley Simpson, 32; Deanna Wertz, 46; Nicole Bell, 31 and Traci Genereaux, 18 were reported missing between March 2016 and September 2017 香蕉视频直播� human remains found at a Silver Creek property between Vernon and Salmon Arm in November 2017 were later confirmed to be those of Genereaux.
The event, hosted by Splatsin First Nation, included caseworkers, MMIW advocates, members of the MMIW Drone Search Team, Splatsin First Nation and members of local law enforcement.
Ramona Wilson was 16 in 1994 when she disappeared from Smithers, where she and her family had been living.
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The Highway of Tears, as that corridor is now called, has been the site of the disappearance or the discovery of the remains of roughly 30 indigenous women since 1969.
A memorial walk for Ramona is held in June each year in Smithers. This year香蕉视频直播檚 walk takes place June 9.
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Freda Ens, who worked supporting families of the missing women through the Robert Pickton case as head of the Police and Native Liaison Society echoed Wilson香蕉视频直播檚 frustration while describing the lengthy process of lobbying for recognition from various levels of government during the trial period.
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While Ens refused to comment on the context of her speech regarding Pickton at Monday香蕉视频直播檚 gathering, which focused primarily on the four women missing from the North Okanagan, she offered advice to the families looking for answers.
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