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CBC
25-07-2025
- CBC
Vehicle of missing Manitoban found west of Winnipeg, 69-year-old man not located
Social Sharing Stewart Campbell's car has been found but the 69-year-old Manitoban, who hasn't been seen for 10 days, remains missing. RCMP say the blue 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix was located around 10:30 a.m. Thursday on Road 3 West, 500 meters north of Highway 2, about 20 kilometres west of Winnipeg, near the community of Starbuck. Stewart was not with the car. He was last seen near Stonewall, north of Winnipeg, around 3:30 a.m. on July 15. RCMP received a missing person's report two days later and issued a silver alert on July 18. Silver alerts are issued when vulnerable adults go missing. RCMP say Campbell may be confused or disoriented. He is described as five feet and eight inches tall and 110 pounds. He has grey shaggy hair, blue eyes and is clean-shaven. He was last seen wearing a burgundy sweatshirt with light-coloured blue jeans and black work boots. A ground search by the RCMP is ongoing and an aerial search of the area has been conducted by the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA). People with property in the area where the car was located are asked to check their yards, outbuildings and security cameras for any signs of Campbell. Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call 911 or the Stonewall RCMP at 204-467-5015.
CBC
02-04-2025
- CBC
'Don't give up' in search for Inuvik, N.W.T., man, family pleads
The family of an Inuvik, N.W.T., man who's not been seen for almost two months is still hopeful that he'll be found. Lance Briere, 32, was last seen in Inuvik on Feb. 8. At the time, he was working at the Gwich'in Wellness Camp located south of Inuvik on the east branch of the Mackenzie River. On Feb. 7, he left the camp with a black snowmobile belonging to the camp and was expected to return, but he never did. The last reported sighting of Briere was at the Inuvik liquor store, the next day. At the time, he was wearing a bright green toque, reflective jacket, black ski pants and black boots. He was officially reported missing on Feb. 17. RCMP Staff Sgt. Jesse Aubin said the ground search around the camp was extensive. "The Inuvik Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) were engaged and completed an extensive trail search around the Wellness Camp," wrote Aubin in an email to CBC News. Aubin said the search efforts also included visiting military personnel who were in the region for a training exercise. "The Canadian Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) flew a spotter plane on March 8, 2025, north to south along the east branch from the Aklavik junction to Big Rock," wrote Aubin. "CASARA flew again during the weekend of March 15 -16, 2025. We continue to use other investigative methods such as social media and bank monitoring." Briere's mother Elaine is hopeful that her son will be found and back with his family soon. "He was loved by so many people," she said. "There has to be at least one person who knows what happened to him. Please come forward, phone Crime Stoppers," she said. A Facebook group called "Bring Lance Home" was recently started to collect information about the ongoing search. Elaine hopes more people will come forward and help in the efforts to locate her son. "Please just don't give up, don't stop searching. I just want to hold my son again. I want to hear his voice and look at his face," she said.
