NORTH BATTLEFORD — The family of missing North Battleford woman Ashley Morin is planning a community walk to raise awareness that Morin is still missing.
Morin, then 31, of Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, was last seen on July 10, 2018, in North Battleford.
Police told Â鶹´«Ã½AV that the Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit continues to actively investigate Morin’s disappearance, which investigators believe to be a homicide.
The walk will take place at 11 a.m. on July 10, starting at the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford and heading to the North Battleford Library park.
Following the walk, a number of guest speakers will share their thoughts at a gathering in the park.
Ashley’s sister, Janine Morin, hopes the event helps spread the word that the family is still searching for answers.
"It's to get the community support, to make sure that she's not forgotten," Morin said. "It's been a long seven years. We just want to keep her name out there, where people have to know that she's not forgotten."
A search for Ashley Morin last month led to an increased police presence along rivers in the Battlefords area.
Officers with the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team (URT), Historical Case Unit (HCU), and Battlefords RCMP detachment, along with Saskatchewan RCMP Search and Rescue (SAR), searched parts of the river and riverbanks as part of the investigation.
Janine Morin hopes there will be a strong show of support for the awareness walk on July 10 and invites people to take part.
She said Ashley's family continues to search for answers.
"We wake up every day and we think, maybe this is the day that she'll be found; we'll get that little bit of closure. We'll find her. We will bring her home," Janine said. "It's day by day. We get the energy to wake up every day in hopes and praying that something will come about."
