Manitoba investing into missing persons

The Manitoba government is investing $2.1 million to fund dedicated police resources to establish a Manitoba Integrated Missing Persons Response, it was announced Monday.

The investment will reduce the number of missing adults and children across the province and provide co-ordinated inter-agency supports to those that go missing chronically, Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen and Families Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status of women, announced.

“Manitoba has seen high rates of missing persons over the last several years and, in 2021, 63 per cent of missing children were runaway girls,” said Goertzen. “This is an unacceptable reality, and our government is taking concrete action to intervene, protect children and families, and ensure the safety of our youth.”