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"Exercise challenge aims to bring attention to missing Nanaimo woman's case" | <span class="cn logo"></span>[[:Category:CHEK News|CHEK News]]: February 17, 2021 ([[:Category:By Kendall Hanson|Kendall Hanson]]) ''"Exercise challenge aims to bring attention to missing Nanaimo woman's case"'' (2m5s) | ||
source: https://cheknews.ca/exercise-challenge-aims-to-bring-attention-to-missing-nanaimo-womans-case-744835 | source: <small>https://cheknews.ca/exercise-challenge-aims-to-bring-attention-to-missing-nanaimo-womans-case-744835</small><br> | ||
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Dozens of people are participating in a 40 day exercise challenge in advance of what would have been a Nanaimo woman's 40th birthday. | Dozens of people are participating in a 40 day exercise challenge in advance of what would have been a Nanaimo woman's 40th birthday. | ||
Lisa Marie Young went missing in 2002 at the age of 21 after leaving a party with Christopher Adair in a Jaguar. | Lisa Marie Young went missing in 2002 at the age of 21 after leaving a party with Christopher Adair in a [[Jaguar]]. | ||
Nanaimo resident Cyndy Hall is organizing the event and she's been raising awareness about Young's case ever since Young's mother died. | Nanaimo resident Cyndy Hall is organizing the event and she's been raising awareness about Young's case ever since [[cn20170626|Young's mother died]]. | ||
"What keeps me motivated is Lisa, because she deserved much much more than what happened to her and honouring her with 40 days of fitness is just a small thing I can do," said Hall, who is among dozens of people who are taking part in the 40 days of exercise for Lisa. | ''"What keeps me motivated is Lisa, because she deserved much much more than what happened to her and honouring her with 40 days of fitness is just a small thing I can do,"'' said Hall, who is among dozens of people who are taking part in the 40 days of exercise for Lisa. | ||
Lisa's aunt Carol Martin is also taking part in Tofino. | Lisa's aunt Carol Martin is also taking part in Tofino. | ||
"It brings motivation to a lot of people and with myself, it pushes me to keep going forward in a positive way," said Martin. | ''"It brings motivation to a lot of people and with myself, it pushes me to keep going forward in a positive way,"'' said Martin. | ||
The fitness challenge comes on the heels of new developments in the case. | The fitness challenge comes on the heels of new developments in the case. | ||
In December police searched a Nanaimo Lakes Road property in relation to the investigation. | In December [[cn20201217|police searched]] a [[827 Nanaimo Lakes Road|Nanaimo Lakes Road property]] in relation to the investigation. | ||
There's also a new podcast episode in a series about Young's disappearance with a source close to the investigation. | There's also a new [[:Category:Island Crime|podcast]] episode in a series about Young's disappearance with a source close to the investigation. | ||
"In the podcast, he takes me to the place he believes Lisa perished. A place we now know police have recently searched," said Laura Palmer, who has published 10 episodes about Lisa's disappearance called Where's Lisa. | ''"In the podcast, he takes me to the place he believes Lisa perished. A place we now know police have recently searched,"'' said Laura Palmer, who has published 10 episodes about Lisa's disappearance called Where's Lisa. | ||
Hall says she knows many tips have been coming into police and she's hopeful the mystery of what happened to Young may soon be solved. | Hall says she knows many tips have been coming into police and she's hopeful the mystery of what happened to Young may soon be solved. | ||
"I feel in my gut that we are getting a lot closer to finding Lisa. I just want to say if you know what happened to Lisa or you have a tape of what happened to Lisa please come forward because we need people to come forward right now with information," said Hall. | ''"I feel in my gut that we are getting a lot closer to finding Lisa. I just want to say if you know what happened to Lisa or you have a tape of what happened to Lisa please come forward because we need people to come forward right now with information,"'' said Hall. | ||
Police would only say Wednesday that the investigation into Young's disappearance remains very active. | Police would only say Wednesday that the investigation into Young's disappearance remains very active. | ||
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