NanaimoNewsNow - June 30, 2024 (1)
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NanaimoNewsNow: Sun June 30, 2024 Annual march to draw attention to cold case of missing Nanaimo woman
source: https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2024/06/30/annual-march-to-draw-attention-to-cold-case-of-missing-nanaimo-woman
archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20240705042157/https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2024/06/30/annual-march-to-draw-attention-to-cold-case-of-missing-nanaimo-woman
On June 30th, 2024, NanaimoNewsNow published two separate articles about Lisa's disappearance. Due to technical limitations, we've coded one as if it was published on July 1st, 2024. Here's a link to the other article.
This was the first public media article to mention lisamarieyoung.ca, which resulted in a significant boost to this website's traffic, thereby helping to raise awareness of Lisa's tragic unsolved case. "A THANK YOU RAVE"[note 1] to NanaimoNewsNow for your support!
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Annual march to draw attention to cold case of missing Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO — Twenty-two years ago a Nanaimo woman vanished, never to be heard from again.
Advocates for Lisa Marie Young hope to change that by continuously advocating for her remains to be found and hold those responsible for her disappearance and presumed death accountable.
Organized by Cyndy Hall, a close friend of Young, the annual justice march for the Nanaimo woman takes place on Sunday, June 30, culminating in an event at Maffeo Sutton Park.
The march starts at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment on Prideaux St. at 11 a.m., then proceeds to Comox Rd., followed by a right turn to the Park.
Several speakers and performers will be on hand at the Nanaimo Lions Pavilion from 1 p.m. to about 2 p.m.
Young was not heard from again following the early morning hours of June 30, 2002*, after a friend reported she was being held against her will inside a vehicle in a driveway on Bowen Rd.
While her remains have not been found, Nanaimo RCMP believe Young was a homicide victim.
The march starts at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment on Prideaux St, at 11:15 a.m. proceeding north, then down Comox Rd. And to Maffeo Sutton Park.
Several speeches and performers will be on hand at the Nanaimo Lions Pavilion from noon until about 1 p.m.
A $50,000 reward for information leading to Young’s remains is available.
Her case received significantly more attention in 2020 when a highly successful podcast by Port Alberni resident Lisa Palmer on Young’s case was released.
An investigation considered active by Nanaimo RCMP has produced thousands of documents, hundreds of witnesses and numerous police-lead searches throughout the region, including ground-penetrating radar.
Nobody has ever been arrested or charged in Young’s case.
More information on Young is available at a website dedicated to her.
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* Several publications misreported dates surrounding Lisa's disappearance (likely confused by the long weekend). Lisa's parents last saw her late Sunday June 30th, and she was last seen by her friends at the bar and at two parties early Monday July 1st (Canada Day), which was also the day she was to move into her new apartment, and when her disappearance was reported to RCMP. (See the timelines.)
Notes
Sources
- ↑ Denise Titian, Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 22, 2017),
Young/Martin family mourns the loss of Joanne Young
(source) - ↑ Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (June 26, 2017),
Joanne Young, the mother of missing Nanaimo woman, passes away
(source) - ↑ Isabelle Raghem, CHEK News (July 16, 2017),
Vigil walk in Nanaimo: Remembering woman missing for 15 years and her recently deceased mother
(source) - ↑ Joanne Martin, Harbour City Star (July 27, 2002),
A thank you rave
(source) - ↑ Joanne Martin, Harbour City Star (Sep 7, 2002),
Raves & Thank you's
(source) - ↑ Joanne Martin, Harbour City Star (Dec 7, 2002),
Heartfelt Rave
(source) - ↑ Joanne Martin, Harbour City Star (Apr 5, 2003),
Raves & Thank you's
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