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Premier speaks at Prairie Green Landfill as search for remains of missing women begins

October 25, 2024 by Kapanaise Thiebaut

The process of searching for the remains of two women in the Prairie Green Landfill has begun.

Premier Wab Kinew and Amna Mackin, the project lead, provided updates about the five-stage search process. Currently, the search is in the third stage, materials in an area of the landfill where the remains are believed to be are being ready to get moved. There is also an ongoing hiring process; eventually, two teams of 12 full-time workers will search for the remains.

“We’re searching the landfill and we’re ready to get it done”, Cambria Harris says. She is the daughter of Morgan Harris, one of the missing women, and has taken on a strong role in advocating for the search for the remains.

Stage three is expected to end at the end of November, and in early December stage four will begin where the excavation process will start.

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Social Work Week continues conversations begun on International Women’s Day

March 12, 2024 by Ian Gregg

Friday’s International Wo men’s Day (IWD) events kicked off a week of seminars to bring awareness to challenges facing women in Prince George. This year, the conversations surrounding IWD continue into this week (March 4-10) during Social Work Week, a profession where women are well represented.

CFUR News talked to four women about how they persevere, inside and outside of their work with Northern FIRE (Feminist Institute for Research and Evaluation) to address these challenges. A few items, of many mentioned, keep these leaders pursuing equity in the region — networking, mutual support and the shared knowledge of significant milestones achieved along the way such as the accomplishments of the historic abortion caravan which took place over 50 years ago.

Featured in this program are Dr. Indrani Margolin of UNBC’s School of Social Work; Professor Emeritus Dr. Dawn Hemingway; Northern Wome n’s Centre Executive Director; and Masters student Tanvi Guhagarkar.

A poster in orange and white with the words "Missing Person" and "Britanny Jean Schram" on the left. The image features tip information and photos of Brittany Jean Schram, indicating that she has been missing since the holiday season of 2023. If you have information, please reach out to the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477 or online at www.northernbccrimestoppers.ca Image Credit - Felix Jean

Search Renewed For Brittany Jean Schram – Last Seen in Prince George BC

February 16, 2024 by Ian Gregg

Jean Felix has been looking for her sister Brittany Jean Schram since the holiday season. Recently, she was able to renew attention to the case, as it was escalated to the RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit.

Felix attended the recent Women’s Memorial March, and has been actively traversing downtown Prince George in the hopes of networking and finding someone who may have a tip.

If anyone has information regarding the last time they saw Brittany Jean Schram, or her current whereabouts, they can contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300. Alternatively, individuals may anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477, or online at www.northernbccrimestoppers.ca. Individuals do not have to reveal their identity to Crime Stoppers.

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A Six Nations march on Valentine’s Day remembers lost MMIWG2S+

February 15, 2024 by David Moses

It may have been Valentine’s Day, but organizers of a march at Ganhohkwasra Family Assault Support Services want people to remember those who have been lost.

About 100 people participated in the march from the Ganhohkwasra on Chiefswood Rd to Veteran’s Park in Ohsweken many carrying signs or images representing the missing and murdered, Indigenous women, girls, men and boys as well as 2-spirited, lesbian, gay, and non-binary people.

Amber Williams is a counsellor and and Program Coordinator with Love Starts with Us, an organization that supports MMIWG families on Six Nations. She said the event was meant to be inclusive and recognize that men are also victims. She said her program is built for those who feel the effects most, referring to those who are left behind.

Mothers and siblings spoke of lost family members not in past tense but how they continue to inspire, bring hope and even though they are deeply missed also bring comfort from the spirit world.

Premier speaks at Prairie Green Landfill as search for remains of missing women begins

Search Renewed For Brittany Jean Schram – Last Seen in Prince George BC

A Six Nations march on Valentine’s Day remembers lost MMIWG2S+

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