Nanaimo Daily News - July 6, 2002

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Nanaimo Daily News: Sat July 6, 2002 (Paul Walton) "Bar staff worried about woman"

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"staff worried about woman"

Paul Manhas says Lisa Young, who's still missing, was a nice girl and liked by all

The owner of the bar where Lisa Young was last seen, also her former employer, is able to provide few details as to what may have become of her.

Paul Manhas, who owns a number of downtown Nanaimo bars, said Young had worked for him at the Old Flag Inn and the Palace Hotel before moving up to work at the Jungle Cabaret.

She was a very nice girl, very quiet, said Manilas. She must have got in the wrong car with the wrong people. Young was last seen around closing time at the Jungle Cabaret in the early hours of Sunday.

Although she was supposed to move to a new apartment Sunday and begin a new job Tuesday, she has not been seen since. Young has also not contacted her parents, whom she is very close to.

Manhas said Young stopped working for him about three months ago, but continued to be a patron at the Jungle Cabaret. He said he saw her last week.

I saw her Thursday night, and she was normal, there was no indication of anything wrong, said Manhas.

He subsequently learned from his staff that Young was also at the club Friday night, and apparently got a lift home or stayed with a staff member that night. He was unable to comment on claims by Young's parents she may have been romantically involved with any of the staff at the Jungle Cabaret.

Manhas said she was liked by all of his staff, who are now upset about her disappearance.

She was such a nice girl, we're all worried, he said.

No evidence has emerged to indicate to police that foul play is involved in Young's disappearance.

But Const. Jack Eubank, with the Nanaimo RCMP, said investigators become more concerned with every day that passes without learning what has become of her. He said they have a number of tips they want to follow up, including a claim that Young left the club as a passenger in a dark vehicle with a group of friends.

Anyone who saw Young at the club Saturday night is asked to call police at 754-2345. Information may also be passed anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-221-8477.

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File:Ndn20020706a.png		a number of tips that they want to follow-up on
File:Ndn20020706b.png		Young had worked for him at the old Flag Inn and the Palace Hotel before moving up to work at the Jungle Cabaret
File:Ndn20020706c.png		she was supposed to move into a new apartment