Ashley Simpson91裸聊视频檚 34th birthday was honoured not with celebration but with ceremony and a call to action.
, who organized a gathering Thursday evening 91裸聊视频� the day after Simpson91裸聊视频檚 birthday 91裸聊视频� at a bridge in the south end of the Yankee Flats area 91裸聊视频� where Simpson had resided before her disappearance.
91裸聊视频淲e were not able to come out on yesterday91裸聊视频檚 date91裸聊视频� Nevertheless, it91裸聊视频檚 still very important that we91裸聊视频檙e here to honour all the women that went missing in this area,91裸聊视频� said Leon to an intimate crowd of supporters, including Simpson91裸聊视频檚 aunt, Marney Portugaise, as well as Dennis and Jane Aubertin, the parents of Malakwa resident Nicole Bell who was last seen in Sicamous on Sept. 2.
91裸聊视频淲e want to keep their memory alive. We want to say gone but not forgotten. These women are important, and it91裸聊视频檚 important to keep their stories in the spotlight until we have resolution on every last sister that is missing.
91裸聊视频淭his bridge is one of the bridges that91裸聊视频檚 a connector to91裸聊视频� three of the women who we know have gone missing in this area. So we91裸聊视频檝e got Ashley Simpson who went missing not to far from here, Deanna Wertz and Traci Genereaux, not far from here. On the other side, not too far connecting that way, we have Nicole Bell. On the side that way, we have Caitlin Potts.91裸聊视频�
During the ceremony, Portugaise and the Aubertins held up a banner saying, No More Stolen Sisters. A second, smaller banner next to it said, Ashleys Army91裸聊视频� Never Give Up, naming the four local missing women as well as Genereaux.
Leon and Portugaise encouraged anyone with information related to the missing women to come forward.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a long road, but we91裸聊视频檙e going to make it because we91裸聊视频檙e not going to stop,91裸聊视频� said a teary-eyed Portugaise. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 time that everybody takes a step forward for these women 91裸聊视频� and people, never mind just women, everyone in general. The world has become a sad place and it91裸聊视频檚 time to take it back.91裸聊视频�
After the ceremony at the bridge, the caravan left for Salmon Arm to go door-to-door in the 10th Street SW area as police did o
91裸聊视频淚t was really good,91裸聊视频� said Leon the following day. 91裸聊视频淧eople were really good to us. Some of them invited us into their homes, talked with us and took the poster and agreed to do something more. Some of them agreed we could come back and search around with drones on their property. So it was really good.91裸聊视频�
Leon said the families of the missing women have been grateful for the support she and others have provided, for bringing them together and helping to give them a voice.
91裸聊视频淚 talk with them behind the scenes as well and try to connect them up with help,91裸聊视频� said Leon. 91裸聊视频淎nd I91裸聊视频檝e also been introducing them to each other. There91裸聊视频檚 other work that goes on that people don91裸聊视频檛 know about behind the scenes. And talking with them and just listening to them about their pain91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淎ll the families of the murdered and missing 91裸聊视频� they want something to do about it. They want to help the police, they want to be out searching, they want to be out passing posters out. But they don91裸聊视频檛 have the strength to make that action happen. And so, the fact that they91裸聊视频檙e not here, down on the ground, they don91裸聊视频檛 know the area, they don91裸聊视频檛 know where to go or how to rally people. That91裸聊视频檚 a function I kind of see myself being the ground person here91裸聊视频� So they are really grateful.91裸聊视频�
The next step for Leon and company is a being conducted this Saturday, Nov. 18.
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