Cecille Wesley says her sons disappearance isn’t weighing her down.
“It’s going on six year so you know as time has went on I’ve grown to be more resilient and to go by facts, to stay strong and to have that courage and determination and we are looking for in that sense closure as to what might have happened to Glen, be it positive or negative, but it also helps to stay positive,” she said.
He son Glen Wesley was a patient at the Northeast Mental Health Hospital at the time of his disappearance on September 15th, 2010, his 28th birthday.
On that day, Glen was granted permission to leave the facility, and hospital staff believe he went to downtown North Bay.
Since his disappearance there have been several unconfirmed sightings in the Cochrane, Timmins and New Liskeard areas.
Cecille, who lives in Timmins, says the press conference bringing new attention to her son's disappearance, means a lot to the family.
“Cecile has never stopped looking for her son Glen and has become a huge support for other families who are also searching for loved ones that are missing,” stated North Bay Police Detective Constable Dave Wilson.
The Wesley disappearance was one of five missing persons cases the police addressed today at a media conference which included:
These five cases end the string of media conferences the police service has been holding the past year trying to create any new leads for the outstanding missing persons cases in the area.
Wilson believes the media conferences always seem to help.
“Every time we do a media release there seems to be at least a trickle of information that comes in but at the same time it’s a real eye opener to us as far as going back and realizing what resources may be there,” said Wilson.
“A lot of it is a shot in the dark, it may mean nothing, however it’s nice peace of mind to know that these things were covered off and that we’ve actually looked at all avenues possible.”
The police ask the public to contact the North Bay Police Service (705) 497-5555 should anyone have information that may assist the investigation.
"We will continue to follow-up any and all information received," stated Wilson.
