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One year missing – latest police search for missing Island women yields no results

A search for a Manitoulin Island woman carried out last week has yielded no results.
Manitoulin OPP carried out a search over two days last week in two key areas of M’Chigeeng First Nation for Juanita Migwans who went missing a year ago.
Constable Berkley Parisien says the search was carried out near Riverside Drive and Cross Hill Road and the Bidwell Bog area.
She says the search was conducted by officers from the OPP, The United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin Police Service utilizing emergency response teams and K9 units but had no new information to release publicly.
Parisien says Migwans was last seen a year ago today, October 2nd, walking near Highway 551 and Oakhill Drive around 10:30 am but there has been little if any information on her disappearance.
Parisien adds the search continues and anyone with any information is urged to call the tip line.
Migwans was wearing a light-coloured jacket and dark pants at the time of her disappearance.
She is described as an Indigenous woman, standing 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing approximately 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
If you have any information, call the tip line at 1-833-941-9010.
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russellhttp://myespanolanow.com
Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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