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Saskatchewan Missing Persons
Police agencies in Saskatchewan have jurisdiction over Missing Persons cases. For several years, all police services have been working together to share information on historical cases, which includes missing persons and cases of found human remains. This information is now being shared with the public in hopes of generating more tips to find missing persons.
Hundreds of people go missing every year, but most are returned safe and sound to their loved ones. In some cases, however; missing persons do not return or contact their families and, consequently, the fear is that they have met with mishap or foul play. This site features their profiles. One of the requirements for inclusion on this site is that the persons have been missing for more than six months.
Long-term missing persons are men, women and children from all areas of the province. Police continue looking for missing persons until the case is solved or until all investigational avenues have been exhausted. We invite everyone to view the information on this site.
2016 Missing Persons Week
The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed the week of May 1-7, 2016 as Missing Persons Week. Missing Persons Week seeks to bring attention to the reasons people go missing and what resources are in place to help prevent or respond to missing persons* cases. The 2016 theme was *Missing but Not Forgotten* which aimed to reassure families and the general public that unsolved missing persons* cases are not forgotten. The following video is a reminder of the 122 long-term missing persons as at May 1, 2016. https://vimeo.com/165030955
2015 Missing Persons Week Highlights
The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed May 3-9, 2015 as Missing Persons Week. The theme “A Community’s Response to Missing Persons” showed how Saskatchewan responds when someone goes missing, and resources available for finding a missing person and supporting families in a time of uncertainty. The following presentation is a recap of Missing Persons Week 2015 activities and includes clickable links to useful videos.
Presentation (PDF)
Each day, people go missing: this video shows the process of filing a report.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWRZttDxIBY
Three possible outcomes to missing persons’ cases: person found, person deceased and ambiguous loss.
Video: http://www.reginapolice.ca/2015/05/missing-persons-week-outcomes-video/
2014 Missing Person Week Videos
These releases are posted on behalf of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons as part of Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan. The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed the week of May 4 to 10, 2014 as Saskatchewan Missing Persons Week. The week’s activities will increase public awareness on the varied reasons persons may go missing and highlight five of the frequent causes.
Parental Abductions – Friday May 9, 2014
This release is posted on behalf of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons as part of Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan.
Theme 5: Parental Child Abduction
Focus: Identifying potential civil or criminal consequences of parental child abduction and explaining how to respond.
Child abductions involve less than 1% of all missing children cases and most are parental child abductions cases.
This year, the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons has created a video to help raise awareness about what is involved in parental child abduction and background material which suggests some of the ways to prevent such abductions.
This video profiles one of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PppfqrcdOcs
Child Find/Runaways – Thursday, May 8, 2014
This release is posted on behalf of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons as part of Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan.
Theme 4: Runaways
Focus: Runaways: Encouraging youth to re-think the impulsive urge to run.
Children and youth runaways are at serious risk of physical and sexual exploitation and often become involved in a life of crime as a means of supporting themselves. This risky behaviour can often be the cause of runaways going missing.
This year, the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons has created powerful videos and materials to help raise awareness about some of the ways people can go missing.
This video profiles one of them: http://youtu.be/Pwc47CiBzos
Mental Health – Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Missing Persons Week sheds light on mental health disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Drowning – Tuesday, May 6, 2014
This release is posted on behalf of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons as part of Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan.
Theme 2: Drowning Incidents
Focus: Minimizing the risk of drowning incidents in Saskatchewan.
Boating, hunting or other water related activities can lead to a person going missing.
This year, the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons has created powerful videos and materials to help raise awareness about some of the ways people can go missing. Review of the 118 missing persons reveals that approximately 22 are persons presumed to have drowned. They are those where a body has never been recovered. We have on average, 20 individuals in Saskatchewan that drown annually. It’s important to recognize the sad reality is that most of these cases are preventable.
Video: http://youtu.be/svxYlZV4s-U
Foul Play – Monday, May 5, 2014
This release is posted on behalf of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons as part of Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan.
Theme 1: Foul Play
Focus: Safety tips, awareness and education for people participating in risky activities to minimize risk of incidents of foul play.
As of April 1, 2014, there are 118 missing person’s cases in Saskatchewan. Some of these cases are a result of foul play. Missing persons week focuses on high risk activity and providing safety tips because these activities are occurring and it’s in everyone’s interest to take whatever steps are possible to mitigate or to lessen the chances that people do go missing.
This year, the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons has created powerful videos and materials to help raise awareness about some of the ways people can go missing and how to prevent or minimize the risk of going missing.
This video profiles one of them: http://youtu.be/V2clS6E7zuc
2013 Missing Person Week Videos
Friday - Historical Case North- English: Missing: The Saskatchewan Files -- RCMP Historical Case Unit North
- French: Groupe des affaires non résolues de la GRC -- secteur Nord
- English: Missing: The Saskatchewan Files -- Regina Police Service
- French: Personnes disparues : dossiers en Saskatchewan - Service de police de Reg
- English: Missing: The Saskatchewan Files -- RCMP Historical Case Unit South
- French: Groupe des affaires non résolues de la GRC -- secteur Sud
- English: Missing: The Saskatchewan Files -- Saskatoon Police Service
- French: Personnes disparues : dossiers en Saskatchewan - Service de police de Sa
- English: Missing: The Saskatchewan Files -- Prince Albert Police Service
- French: Personnes disparues : dossiers en Saskatchewan - Service de police de Prin
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Other police affiliated missing persons and related sites across Canada:
- Canada's Missing
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General
- Alberta Missing Person Website
- Manitoba Missing Person Website
- OPP - Ontario - Missing Persons & Unidentified Remains
- Child Find
- Delta, BC Police Service
- Halifax Police Service
- Hamilton Police Service
- I Am Missing
- Missing Children's Society of Canada
- National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
- National RCMP
- North America Missing Person Network
- Ontario's Missing Adults
- Prince Albert Police Service
- Project Kare – High Risk Missing Persons – Edmonton
- Regina Police Service
- Safe Canada Missing persons
- Saskatoon Police Service
- The Doe Network (International)
- Winnipeg Police Service
