No Reward in Highway of Tears Probe...Yet

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 04:01 AM

Solicitor General John Les says he surprised the NDP have called on the government to post a reward in the so called "Highway of Tears" investigation.

Les told Opinion250 that when the Highway of Tears symposium was held in Prince George last year , the RCMP said at the time it could be contrary to their investigation.

The NDP went back to Victoria, Les said, “They then asked for a reward to be posted contrary to what the police have suggested. They have done that again".

Les says posting a reward at this time may not be productive "I take my advice from the Police in this matter, this is a very serious investigation."

NDP MLAs Mike Farnworth, Robin Austin and Gary Coons are calling on the Solicitor General to offer a reward in the deaths and disappearances of 18 women in B.C.

“We are asking that a significant reward be put in place by this government,” said Farnworth Critic for Public Safety and Solicitor General. “There have been no arrests or charges laid in connection with the young women who have gone missing along the Highway 16 corridor and cases as far south as Kamloops have recently been added to the investigation.”

Recently, "E" Division Sergeant Pierre Lemaitre was in Prince George to provide an update on the investigation, and said the list of cases has doubled from 9 to 18. The additions include cases in Merritt, Kamloops, 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Hinton Alberta as well as the cases already noted along the Highway 16 corridor.

Police are not discounting or supporting the theory that these cases have been committed by one individual.

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Posted by: metalman on October 17 2007 8:42 AM

You should not need a reward to do the right thing.
metalman.

Posted by: Death to Socialism on October 17 2007 9:22 AM

Just more irrelevent NDP grandstanding.

Posted by: Big_B on October 17 2007 9:26 AM

You should need a reward to do the right thing, but some times those who do bad things are more inclined to rat out others who do bad things. Now I know that is a revelation to the picket fence crowd, but that is reality.

Money talks!

Posted by: Harbinger on October 17 2007 9:58 AM

Money talks. Mine says, "Goodbye". Why doesn't the ND Party offer its own reward? Kinda like seed money. And see if it grows. Typical NDP. Use someone elses money. Shoulda saved a part of that three hunnert million dollar bailout money fer Skeena pulp mill a few years ago. Lotsa potential fer rewards fer a lot of bad things that have happened in the last few years with that amount of dough. Carole James mentioned the word "priority" a while back while crapping on the Libs fer their use of our tax dollars. Maybe Carole James can use party money to start a reward. Talk is cheap.

Posted by: diplomat on October 17 2007 11:40 AM

Harbinger:"Why doesn't the NDParty offer its own reward?"

That is the first thought that came to my mind! But, why use your own money when other people's money is so easy to get at?

And if there isn't enough one can always go to the bank and borrow. Bankers love that.

Harbinger:"Maybe Carole James can use party money to start a reward. Talk is cheap."

NDP MLAs Mike Farnworth, Robin Austin and Gary Coons will step up to the counter with the required seed money!

For sure!

Posted by: Big_B on October 18 2007 10:14 AM

Might I remind people that Nicole Hoar's family put forth a reward that I do believe still exists for any information on her whereabouts, and there is also Crimestoppers money available as well.

Both of those pools of money are from private sources.

I don't mind throwing a few sheckels towards a good cause such as finding the person(s) doing this. I'd much rather throw money at that then throwing money at a two week party for the rich in 2010 in Vancouver.