The Thunder Bay Police Service has found a missing 39-year old man.
For assistance in future missing persons cases, contact police at (807) 684-1200.
You can also submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and online at www.p3tips.com.
A multi-agency search for a missing man in Colchester County near the Harmony Road area.
As of 2:55 p.m., Sunday, a vulnerable person alert was issued for all of Pictou and Colchester counties as well as East Hants area for Jason Lorette.
RCMP say Lorette was last seen on March 19 in Salmon River. The 47-year-old is described as 5′ 11 and 140 pounds. He has brown hair, a white goatee, and walks with a noticeable gait.
Lorette was reported missing on March 20.
Ground search and rescue teams from Colchester County, Pictou County, and East Hants as well as the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association, (CASARA) have been working with the RCMP’s air services and police dog services in the search.
Residents are asked to avoid the immediate area.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jason Lorette is asked to contact the Colchester County District RCMP at 902-893-6820 or local police. Tips can be submitted anonymously via 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
If you have any information that can help in the search for 62-year old Daniella Nekuliak, please contact police immediately.
The mother of three was last seen on surveillance camera Thursday morning around 9:30. She was heading north towards Boulevard Lake at the corner of Algoma Street and Gibson Street near St. Ignatius High School.
Nekuliak is 5’4 with a medium build, grey hair, brown eyes and speaks in a gruff voice. She was wearing a black puffy coat, black pants, grey toque, gloves, and grey Sorel boots with white outsoles.
“If anybody saw anything on Thursday, somebody walking who might have seemed out of character for that particular area and at that particular time, and they have any information, we would greatly appreciate it,” said Thunder Bay Police Service Missing Persons Coordinator Jeff Saunders. “Right now we’re just at a point in the investigation where we’re going through tons of hours of video trying to get a next starting point of where we’re going to search.”
Saunders says police currently has no leads as to where Nekuliak was going or what direction she was heading past Algoma and Gibson.
The OPP Emergency Response Team, emergency tactical unit, helicopter, drones, snow machines and police dogs have all been involved in the search for Nekuliak.
The Thunder Bay Police Service is asking for residents to check their yards, sheds, and vehicles for anyone matching her description. It also requests that all nearby residents check their camera or dashcam footage, and look for any discarded items along the nearby trails.
“She is a kind and thoughtful person who loves spending time with her grandchildren,” said Daniella’s daughter Erika Nekuliak. “She is deeply loved and missed, and we are extremely worried about her safety. It’s been very cold. We have not seen her since last Thursday and she needs medication that she does not have with her.”
“If you have seen her, spoken to her, or think you have any information, please come forward. Our family is heartbroken and we just want her home safe.”
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) has safely located a person who was previously declared missing.
The individual was declared missing on Tuesday.
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) is calling on the public for help in locating Nicole Romano.
Romano was last seen around the area of John Street and Ontario Street around noon on November 24, 2025.
She is described as 5’7″, weighing approximately 175 lbs, with a medium build, shoulder-length light red hair, green eyes, and freckles.
Romano was last seen in a cream hoodie, dark pants, and white running shoes with writing. She was also carrying a blue backpack.
Those with information can contact TBPS at 807-684-1200, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and the family of Alex Lawson are asking the public for information once more.
Lawson was last seen three years ago, on November 27, 2022, around the 200 block of Madeline Street.
Lawson is an Indigenous man standing 5’6″ and is of medium build.
The TBPS has continued their investigation. Detective Kevin Bradley says the police have taken tips and followed up on leads, but “unfortunately, at this point, they’ve been deemed as unfounded.”
Bradley says his team is in constant contact with Lawson’s family to update them on the status of the search.
Lawson’s family says there is a $15,000 cash reward for information leading to their missing loved one.
Those with information can contact the TBPS at 807-684-1200, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
An American woman who went missing near the border crossing in Woodstock over the summer has been found dead.
Western Valley Region RCMP announced the body of Gretchen Fitzpatrick of Hyannis, Mass., was located near Chapmanville.
The 57-year-old was last seen July 14 near the Woodstock border crossing.
Her vehicle was recovered Sept. 7 deep in the woods in Chapmanville, about 30 kilometres northeast of Florenceville-Bristol.
A Thunder Bay resident has been found safely, after city police requested the public’s assistance in locating them.
The request for assistance came out on Wednesday afternoon.
City police reported that the individual was safe on Thursday morning.
A missing teen has been safely located in Thunder Bay.
City police put out a call for assistance in locating the missing individual around noon on Monday.
City police provided an update later that same afternoon, around 2:30 p.m., announcing the individual was found safely.
A quick response from Thunder Bay’s city police has helped a member of the community get home safely.
According to city police, on Sunday, officers received a call for assistance from a person who was believed to be at risk of self-harm.
A search led to the discovery of personal belongings left behind by the individual, which led to the deployment of drones and a K-9 Unit.
Despite high winds and rain, as well as no information on the individual’s travel director, Police Service Dog (PSD) Lucek was able to locate the individual.
The individual was provided with medical assistance on the scene.
PSD Lucek is trained to locate individuals in a variety of situations, including those who are lost, in medical distress, or otherwise require urgent attention.