Status of Women committee  I think it's interesting that you bring up The Weather Network because that's exactly the model I was thinking of, where you can choose different destinations to follow. As well, the default is wherever you are at that moment. I think that's a great option. As far as police go, I think that whoever—let's say “committee”, for lack of a better word—would be leading this in their region should just be called upon and utilized as they see fit.

Status of Women committee  Yes, it would be for assistance. Again, every region is different. Everybody has different relationships with police. Some are very close and some aren't. Again, it comes down to being regional and whatever their relationship is.

Status of Women committee  I do, actually. Every week has a different theme, especially around the days of interest for MMIWG, February 14 to May 5, and we even have events that we coordinate. I bring attention to missing and murdered indigenous women and girls through song. There are a lot of artists out there who are also using their voices to amplify this message, not just in Canada but into the States as well.

Status of Women committee  I think it should be by population. In the Vancouver area, they definitely look out for each other. I think that especially if we were to do something like that regionally in the Terrace area, it would cover the Highway of Tears.

Status of Women committee  No, I think she said everything.

Status of Women committee  I think you make a very good point about truckers being educated and assisting in this. My cousin Tamara has been missing. Her dad Tom is a trucker. He trucks from Terrace to Alberta and sometimes into Saskatchewan quite regularly. Yes, it would definitely be a huge help if they used their network to help get the word out when a woman goes missing.

Status of Women committee  I think it needs to start out regionally. We know our women. We know our locations, our areas, so we would definitely have a better idea of the scope of where we're searching more than somebody, say, in Vancouver. They wouldn't know, really, where to look if they were there. As far as police involvement is concerned...I don't know if you want to speak to that.

Status of Women committee  I think it comes down to education again. A lot of people don't understand, still, what intergenerational trauma is, even people who are actually going through it. Educating them and showing them this behaviour is a result of their intergenerational trauma and guiding them, giving them resources to get that help that they need....

Status of Women committee  That's a difficult one, because it is important to get the word out right away, but we need to take into consideration these women who, for safety reasons, don't want to be found. I don't think there's a problem with being alerted right away, whether they want to disappear or not.

Status of Women committee  Hadih. My name is Denise Halfyard. I am Lorna's oldest child, and I just want to say what a blessing it is to be able to do this important work alongside my mother. I'm the assistant director for the Tears to Hope Society, and we fully support the red dress alert. The Tears to Hope Society has a support system with family members along the Highway of Tears.