Victoria, B.C.- The Murdered and Missing Women Inquiry has been given until the end of October to submit its final report to Government. 

The Commission of Inquiry initially was to have submitted its report by the end of 2011. That was then extended to the end of June, and now, the report will be due on October 31^st. 

Government has agreed the extra time will provide commissioner Wally Oppal sufficient time to fully consider all the evidence and prepare a report with thorough, specific recommendations. 

The report will now be delivered to government by Oct. 31, and released publicly as soon as possible after that, in accordance with the Public Inquiry Act. 

This extension, as requested by Oppal, will allow for additional writing and research time, as the testimony has now finished and participant arguments will soon conclude. The commission must collate and analyze a large amount of materials from the past year, including evidence from over 80 witnesses, five days of public policy forums, 11 study commission reports, and four reports on regionalization and policy recommendations from the victims’ families.