Almost 200 search for missing Vancouver man
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 | 8:58 PM PT
CBC News
Almost 200 people turned up at Stanley Park Wednesday to help search for Parkinson. (Submitted by Sean Gocher) Nearly 200 volunteers combed parts of downtown Vancouver Wednesday, searching for a 41-year-old businessman who mysteriously went missing three days ago.
Pierre Parkinson was last seen leaving his home on Vancouver's east side Sunday night at about 5 p.m. PT.
The search party of family, friends and co-workers apparently turned up no trace of the man.
Parkinson's car had been located at Prospect Point in Stanley Park Tuesday.
Family and friends say Parkinson's disappearance is completely out of character.
His wife gave birth to their second son two weeks ago, and both she and their two-year-old anxiously await Parkinson's return, family friend Sean Gocher said in a new release late Wednesday.
Parkinson is described as Caucasian, five feet, eleven inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds, with short salt and pepper coloured hair.
Pierre Parkinson, 41, has been missing since Sunday. (Submitted by Sean Gocher) "If you see Pierre, please stay with him and contact 911 immediately. Any leads can also be forwarded to 911," Gocher said.
Share Tools
Latest British Columbia News Headlines
- Girl assaulted at Kamloops graduation party
- Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a teenager at a bush party attended by as many as 1,000 high school graduates. more »
- Christy Clark reverses pay hikes for B.C. political aides
- B.C. Premier Christy Clark has reversed a move to increase the pay scales of many political staffers, labelling the hikes a "mistake." more »
- B.C. teacher duct-taped students' mouths
- The B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch has reprimanded a Vancouver teacher after she duct-taped her students' mouths in an effort to keep them quiet. more »
- 10 Trump tweets: what the man behind the hair has to say
- U.S billionaire Donald Trump was in Vancouver today to lend his name to the city's first Trump Tower. CBC Radio's On The Coast decided to look at where the man behind the brand stands on 10 key issues. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy
- Actor James Gandolfini, best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the acclaimed HBO cable television series The Sopranos, has died while vacationing in Rome, the network said on Wednesday. more »
- Canada buys rare War of 1812 collection for $573K
- The government of Canada was the winning bidder for a large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812. The collection sold for $573,000 at auction in London. more »
- Caregiving dads pay steep penalties at work, study says
- Fathers who participate in child rearing and housework are likely to be labeled slackers and "failed men" at work, according to a study spearheaded by researchers at the University of Toronto and Long Island University. Are active dads the norm at your workplace? more »
- Dozens of children seized from Manitoba Mennonite community
- Child welfare authorities have removed all but one child from a small Mennonite community in rural Manitoba. more »
- B.C. teacher duct-taped students' mouths
- B.C. backcountry mobile maps cause concern
- Parents of son 'brutally beaten' playing hockey want charges
- Police probe death of woman, 27, in Kelowna home
- Hundreds attend 'Change Brazil' protest in Vancouver
- Trumps announce exclusive tower deal in Vancouver
- Christy Clark reverses pay hikes for B.C. political aides
- Failed condo pre-sale deal costs Vancouver buyer $750K
- The class photo that made a father cry
