Eight years later, Ashley Morin’s family is still walking – and still waiting for answers

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Eight years later, Ashley Morin's family is still walking - and still waiting for answers

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Ashley Dawn Morin, 31, was last seen on July 10, 2018, in North Battleford. The Saskatchewan RCMP is renewing its call for information from the public. (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW)

For Ashley’s older sister, Janine Morin, the annual walk is both a source of healing and a promise that Ashley’s name will not fade from public memory.

“We’re going to make our way to show the community that she’s loved. She’s missed, and we’re going to raise awareness every year until we bring her home.” 

Ashley was 31 when she disappeared in North Battleford on July 10, 2018. Eight years later, Janine said the wait for answers remains part of everyday life.

“It’s very heartbreaking. You wake up every day, hoping that there’s going to be that one phone call that you get. You know what? We found her,” she said.

“Whatever it may look like, as long as we get to bring her home to bring closure to our family, our hearts, there’s a piece of our heart that is missing every day.”

“Eight long years is a long time, and I can’t even imagine what it would feel like in 10 years.” 

Janine Morin, centre, older sister of Ashley Morin, stands at the start of the eighth annual Ashley Morin Awareness Walk in North Battleford on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)

Ashley Morin’s mother, Diane Morin (centre), during the eighth annual Ashley Morin Awareness Walk in North Battleford on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)

(Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)

Janine said the walk is also meant to remind people that Ashley’s disappearance is part of the broader crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Canada. 

“This is a crisis that’s gone under the rug for so many years, and we are bringing it to light to show that our people deserve to be known. They are loved, they are missed by their own family, friends, community.” 

The route is intentional.

Starting at Ashley’s missing-person poster outside Gold Eagle Casino, participants walked past the RCMP detachment before continuing to City Hall and ending at Central Park. 

“We want to make it normal. We want to walk by the RCMP station. You know, to hear the chant, ‘Bring Ash home,’ as it echoes down the street. That is so powerful that you could feel chills,” Janine said.

“We want the RCMP to know that she is loved. We are going to bring her home regardless of what it may look like. We want to chant those down by City Hall to show that this person is in your community, that she is missing, that you need to help and find out where she is.” 

(Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)

Battlefords RCMP detachment commander Insp. Ryan How receives a star blanket following his remarks at the eighth annual Ashley Morin Awareness Walk gathering in Central Park in North Battleford on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)

The family’s plea was echoed Friday by investigators.

“If you know what happened, or if someone has confided information to you over the years, now is the time to speak with investigators,”  said Insp. Ashley St. Germaine, acting officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Major Crimes Branch.

“One conversation could be the breakthrough that brings Ashley home and helps deliver the justice and closure her family deserves.”

The hope, Janie said,  is that people remember Ashley not for the mystery surrounding her disappearance, but for the person she was.

The hope, Janie said, is that people remember Ashley not from the mystery 

“Ashley is the type of person who would give the shirt off her back. She’s got the heart of gold,” she said.

“To know her, to be around her, to hear her laugh, to see her beautiful smile was just amazing.”

Janine noted there is a $30,000 reward for information.

“If you know something, it may not be the clue, but it may be something to bring her home.” 

The reward has since increased from $25,000 to $30,000 for information leading to Ashley Morin’s whereabouts.

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Kenneth.Cheung@pattisonmedia.com