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September 2015

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SEPTEMBER 2015 • PAGE 7 Just two days before she turned 16, Kimberly Amero disappeared. That was 30 years ago this month, but the loss her family feels hasn't faded. On September 5th, Kim would be 46 – it's another milestone her family will mark without her. "A huge part of you is missing when you become a member of the family of a missing person. Your family portrait is always missing them, family gatherings are missing them," said Ed Amero, Kim's older brother. "And then you spend the rest of your life missing them." On September 3rd, 1985, Kim, a then grade nine student at St. Joseph's School, went to the Atlantic National Exhibition in Saint John, New Brunswick with her sister, Tammy. While Kim remained at the exhibition with some girlfriends, Tammy headed home, expecting that her sister would follow after the fireworks were over. Around 11:00 p.m. a friend came to the house looking for Kim, but she still wasn't home. Her mother knew that something was wrong and immediately headed to the police station to report her daughter missing. It's been three decades and this family is still searching for any information that could tell them what happened to Kim. "Someone knows what happened to Kim the night she vanished. Even the smallest bit of information could help investigators piece together what happened," said Christy Dzikowicz, Director of Missing Children Services at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. "It's not too late to come forward. You could help give her family answers after 30 years of not knowing." At the time of her disappearance, Kim was five feet, eight inches tall, 110 pounds with light brown hair and blue eyes. She sometimes wore glasses, and also went by the names Kimberly Cormier and Kimberly Foster. Anyone with information about Kimberly Amero's disappearance is urged to contact MissingKids. ca at 1-866-KID-TIPS (543-8477) or Saint John Police Force at 506-648- 3333. MissingKids.ca is a program of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Visit www.missingkids.ca to learn more. 204-942-6026 1-888-942-6026 info@firstpeoplesfund.ca SupportingtheManitobaFirstNationsbusiness communitywithlowcostcapitalforviablebusiness starts,expansionsandacquisitions 102-1075PortageAve. Winnipeg,Manitoba R3G0R8 WEHAVEMOVEDTO ProudlyStanding withFirstNations, Inuit&MétisFamilies Deanne Crothers MLAforSt.James 204-415-0883 DeanneCrothers.ca Greg Selinger MLAforSt.Boniface PremierofManitoba 204-237-9247 GregSelinger.ca Nancy Allan MLAforSt.Vital 204-237-8771 NancyAllan.ca Tom Nevakshonoff MLAforInterlake 204-664-2000 TomNevakshonoff.ca Ron Lemieux MLAforDawsonTrail 204-878-4644 Ron-Lemieux.ca Ron Kostyshyn MLAforSwanRiver 204-734-4900 RonKostyshyn.ca Clarence Pettersen MLAforFlinFlon 204-687-3367 ClarencePettersen.ca Kerri Irvin-Ross MLAforFortRichmond 204-475-9433 KerriIrvinRoss.ca Sharon Blady MLAforKirkfieldPark 204-832-2318 SharonBlady.ca Melanie Wight MLAforBurrows 204-421-9414 MelanieWight.ca James Allum MLAforFort Garry-Riverview 204-475-2270 JamesAllum.ca Amanda Lathlin MLAforThePas 204-623-2034 AmandaLathlin.ca Gord Mackintosh MLAforSt.Johns 204-582-1550 GordMackintosh.ca Dave Chomiak MLAforKildonan 204-334-5060 DaveChomiak.ca 'ouR Family gatheRings aRe still not complete'

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