Families yearn for closure as the police search continues; Investigation focuses on Nicole Hoar but 17 others vanished
BY LAURA STONE, THE PROVINCE
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Along the Highway of Tears, the possibility of one family's closure bleeds into the minds of 17 others.
Nicole Hoar, a 25-year-old tree-planter from Alberta, went missing from Highway 16 near Prince George over seven years ago. On Friday, police said they were looking for her remains on a two-hectare property in Isle Pierre, about 30 km northwest of the city.
"It's been so frustrating, not knowing what has happened to these girls," said Matilda Wilson, whose 15-year-old daughter Ramona went missing from the Highway of Tears -- a 700-kilometre stretch from Prince George to Prince Rupert -- on June 11, 1994.
Ramona's remains were found April 1995 near the Smithers Airport.
"The closure, that's one thing -- I won't say it's good, but it's very important for families. Although it hurts," she said. "It's your baby. It's your daughter."