Relatives of the missing Jack family of Prince George have begun a new search in the Willow River area.
Ronald and Doreen Jack and their sons Russell and Ryan disappeared on Aug. 1, 1989. At the time, it was reported that the family left their home on Strathcona Avenue in Prince George with an unknown man in a dark-coloured four-wheel-drive pickup truck.
RCMP said it appeared Ronald Jack met the man the evening before at the First Litre Pub, about four blocks away from their home, where the couple were offered jobs at a logging camp or ranch thought to be near Clucluz Lake.
The two went back to the Jacks' home and during the early morning hours of the next day, Ronald call his parents to say he and Doreen were leaving for a "camp job," RCMP have said.
It also appeared they took their children along after they were told there was daycare at the camp. Ronald had indicated to his parents that they would be gone for about 10 days, and that they would be back for Russell to start the school year in September. However, they never returned and they were reported missing on Aug. 25, 1989.
The investigation has been ongoing within the Prince George RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit since then, but police will not be involved with this search at the moment.
Our investigators have been in recent contact with the organizers of this search and are aware of their efforts. However, the information we have been provided on the search location is not sufficient for us to attend in an investigational capacity,
stated Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, media relations officer for the Prince George RCMP.
She said investigators will remain in contact with Jack family members while the search is ongoing.
(With files from Mark Nielsen)
