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Reward extended for missing woman
Updated: Mon Dec. 21 2009 9:11:30 AM

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Sun Youth is extending the $10,000 reward for a missing woman.

Marilyn Bergeron left her parents' Quebec City home on February 17, 2008.

She has not been seen since.


Bergeron was 24 years old when she left her parents' house to go for a walk, and was seen that day trying to get money out of a bank machine.

Her credit card was used at 4:30 p.m. at a Cafe Depot in St. Romuald, about 20 kilometres from her parents' home.

The cashier at the coffee shop remembered serving Bergeron, noting her depressed attitude and how quickly she left the shop.

Bergeron had been living in Montreal since 2005, but returned to Quebc City in February 2008, because she was afraid of something.

However she never told her family exactly what she was frightened of.

"At my parent's location she couldn't say what was wrong," said her sister Nathalie at the time. "She couldn't tell her what she was afraid of and the only thing she could do was to cry."

One year after Bergeron went missing, Sun Youth offered a $10,000 reward for any information leading to her discovery.

That reward offer was due to expire this month, but the offer has now been extended until June 5, 2010.

Bergeron is 24 years old, is 5 foot 7 inches tall, and weighs 115 pounds. She is white with brown hair and blue-green eyes. She has a tattoo of a Pegasus between her right shoulder and right breast.

Anyone with information about Bergeron is asked to call 418-641-AGIR (2447).

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http://www.findmarilyn.com/
MISSING-MARILYN BERGERON
If you see Marilyn:


Please call 9-1-1
If you have seen Marilyn:


Quebec City: 418-641-AGIR (2247)


Others: 1-800-711-1800 (Info-Crime)
To contact Marilyn’s family (confidential):


contact@findmarilyn.com
Providing your name and contact information is not a requirement but helps with the investigation. Please note that may also choose to only provide confidential information.
Phone number (not police & confidential):


1-800-840-1526
Video YouTube

The Facts
Sunday, February 10th 2008


-Marilyn travels to Québec city after a phone call with her mom. She told her mom that she was scared and promptly leaves her apartment in Montréal city to go to her parent’s house.





Friday, February 15th 2008


-Marilyn comes back to Montréal city with her parents to pack her belongings. She spends the evening with friends.





Saturday, February 16th


-Marilyn and her parents complete the move and travel back to Québec city.





Sunday, February 17th


-Marilyn leaves the house around 11:15 a.m. to “take a walk”.


-Marilyn goes to the bank (Caisse populaire de Loretteville) to withdraw $60. The transaction is denied. On the videotape, the investigators notice she was wearing a black backpack.


-Marilyn purchases a coffee at 4:03 p.m. at Café Dépôt of St-Romuald. The cashier remembers her depressed attitude and her promptness in leaving the Café Dépôt.





It was the last time and location that Marilyn was seen.
http://www4.ville.quebec.qc.ca/police/pers...e.shtml?seq=227

Name: Marilyn Bergeron


Sex: Female


Age: 24 years old


Date of birth: 12/21/1983


Race: White


Height: 1 m 70 (5’ 7’’)


Weight: 52 kg (115 lbs)


Hair: Brown


Eyes: Green


Language: French, English, and a bit of Spanish.


Tattoo: Pegasus (between her right breast and shoulder)





Date of disappearance: 02/17/2008





Last seen:


Marilyn purchased a coffee at Café Dépôt of St-Romuald (Québec, Canada) on February 17th 2008 at 16h03 (4:03 p.m.). It was the last transaction on her credit card.





Last seen wearing: Marilyn was last seen wearing a long black jacket with a fake fur hood, black boots and grey velvet trousers. She also had a black backpack. She has a credit card but no IDs.





Miscellaneous: Marilyn said she was going for a walk but never came back. Before her move to Québec City on February 16th, she lived in Montreal for three years. Her family fears for her security.



Reference:


http://www4.ville.quebec.qc.ca/police/pers...e.shtml?seq=227

Press Release for Marilyn’s 24-Hour Blitz




Référence:


http://ville.quebec.qc.ca/fr/ma_ville/poli...e.shtml?seq=227
Quebec City, February 29th, 2008





A special search event to find Marilyn Bergeron—missing since February 17—has been organized by her family for Saturday, March 1st. The event will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will occur simultaneously in different cities across Canada. In several locations, organized groups will search for Marilyn for a full 24 hours. People who volunteer can help by attending events in your city and participating in activities such as distributing tracks, hanging posters, speaking with people, and so on. The family is asking for this collective effort in order to bring home their beloved treasure, Marilyn. The goal is to give Marilyn the most visibility.





In Montreal City, volunteers and media are invited to the launch of the event with the family (Marilyn's sister Nathalie Bergeron, and cousins Jennylie Harel and Stephanie Pelletier) at the Place Émilie-Gamelin at 1:00 p.m. on March 1st. After the launch, they will return to the starting point three times during the 24 hours: March 1st at 8:00 p.m.; March 2nd at 8:00 a.m.; and March 2nd at 1:00 p.m. to conclude the event. Simultaneously, Michel Bergeron (Marilyn's father) will be at Place d'Youville in Quebec City at 1:00 p.m. to orient the volunteers. Other cities such as Rimouski, Baie-Comeau, Ville Saguenay and Vancouver will also be participating in the search event.





For details and information, please visit www.findmarilyn.com under the "Special Event" section. Details are being posted as the planning and organization continues, so please check back frequently. It is possible to reach us by sending an e-mail to contact@findmarilyn.com.





Thank you very much,


The Bergeron Family

Press Release for Marilyn’s 24-Hour Blitz- Update




Référence:


http://ville.quebec.qc.ca/fr/ma_ville/poli...e.shtml?seq=227
Quebec City, March 4th, 2008








Marilyn's 24-Hour Blitz — Results





A special search event to find Marilyn Bergeron—missing since February 17—was organized by her family over the weekend. Initially, nine cities across Canada were involved in this massive effort to locate Marilyn. By the end of the event on March 2nd at 1:00 p.m., over 20 cities in Canada had officially participated. Although Marilyn is still missing today, her family is very confident that all of the efforts from the population will help to bring her home soon.





-In Québec City (Carré d'Youville) and Montreal City (Place Émilie-Gamelin), the immediate family (her father Michel, sister Nathalie, and cousins Stephanie Pelletier and Jennylie Harel) lead a team of approximately 100 volunteers to search for Marilyn. In all neighborhoods of these two major cities of the province of Québec, over 18,000 tracks with Marilyn's information were distributed and over 4,000 posters were hung.





-In Saguenay City and the Lac-St-Jean area, more than 15 people responded to the invitation of Guylaine Bergeron to distribute over 1,000 posters in different locations, including shopping malls, ski resorts, arenas, and so on. Additionally, e-mails were sent through student networks to more than 1,000 students and professors.





-In Vancouver, over 500 posters were distributed by friends of Marilyn that live in the area. Marie-Ève Gagnon, her dear friend from childhood, was in charge of the operation.





-In Ontario, Anne-Marie Chouinard reported that over 200 posters were distributed in strategic locations in North Bay, Sturgeon Falls and Bonfield. Several friends of the family in Toronto and Hamilton also hung posters in tourist areas, bus stations, train stations, restaurants, universities, and so on.





-In Rimouski, Jovette Béchard organized eight teams of volunteers that distributed tracks and hung posters all around the city. Everyone participating in a special event (e.g., a provincial improvisation tournament, Sylvain Cossette's show, etc.) also left the city with posters and tracks to distribute in their hometown.





-In Baie-Comeau, a team of 18 people lead by Marlène Béchard posted Marilyn's information in all shops. The main companies in the city, such as Wal Mart, Alcoa, Abitibi, Le Corps des Commissionnaires Canadiens, Garda, etc., forwarded Marilyn's information to their national and international branches.





-Line and Jacques Guillemette focused on Rive-Sud of Québec and Beauce area with a team of over ten people that distributed hundreds of posters. Lucille Dignard, Jean-Yves Monnier and Jean-François Monnier concentrated their efforts in Granby.





Other Canadian cities or regions such as Fredericton, Sherbrooke, Ottawa, Trois-Rivières, Val D'Or, Drummonville, Englehart, Earlton, New-Liskeard, Stoneham, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, etc. participated in the event by distributing thousands of tracks and posters.





In California, friends of Marilyn's sister Nathalie are now putting together a donation system to help the family with the search and research expenses to find Marilyn.





Some spontaneous individual efforts included the distribution of Marilyn's disappearance information to many trucking companies, Facebook accounts, French and English videos posted on YouTube, company websites, employee's rooms, blogs, e-mails, and so on. This effort was not limited to Canada—the singer Seal added the information about Marilyn to his blog and the details of her disappearance are now posted in many blogs in China, Belgium, France, and so on.





Several television, radio, and print journalists were present to interview the family and volunteers during the weekend.





The family was truly moved by such generous participation from the population and want to tell everyone that they will be eternally grateful for such love and support.





We will find Marilyn.





Nathalie Bergeron


Andrée Béchard


Michel Bergeron

The MMPFA WILL MEET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF QUEBEC CITY




Sherbrooke, August 4th, 2008





PRESS RELEASE





The MMPFA WILL MEET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF QUEBEC CITY





On August 5th, two founding fathers of the Murdered or Missing Persons' Families' Association (MMPFA) will meet the Police Department of Quebec City to review the police handling of the disappearance case of Marylin Bergeron.





Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu and Michel Surprenant will meet with the heads of the Criminal Investigations Division for the first time since the founding of the MMPFA in 2004.





At the last Annual General Meeting of MMPFA , several families had expressed their dissatisfaction with the work of the Police Department of Quebec city in the handling of criminal case investigations. The president of the MMPFA had invited the Director of the Police Department of Quebec City to meet with his association to discuss this important issue. His public invitation went unanswered. Therefore the MMPFA requested a meeting on August 5th at 10:30 am at the office of La Haute-Saint-Charles and des Rivières, 2780, rue de la Faune, Quebec.





The parents of Marilyn Bergeron, Andrée Béchard and Michel Bergeron, will accompany Mr. Boisvenu and Mr. Surprenant. Marilyn Bergeron, 24 years old, had gone missing in Quebec City on February 17, 2008. Since then, the police have been silent in the investigation despite all the efforts that the family have made to find their daughter.





Finally, the MMPFA has recently held discussions with the Minister of Public Security, Mr. Jacques Dupuis, about modernizing the police processes in criminal cases of disappearance in Quebec. The MMPFA and family Bergeron will give interviews immediately after the meeting with the Police Department of Quebec City.





Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu


Father of Julie, murdered in 2002


President

LUCILLE DIGNARD WILL SWIM FOR HER MISSING COUSIN




Quebec City, August 3rd, 2008


Défi amateur International du Lac Memphrémagog





LUCILLE DIGNARD WILL SWIM FOR HER MISSING COUSIN








Lucille Dignard will participate in her third "Défi amateur de l’International du Lac Memphrémagog" on Sunday, August 3, 2008. This year, she will swim to support Marilyn Bergeron's family. Marilyn disappeared on February 17, 2008 from her parents' house in Quebec City. There has been no news or information since her disappearance. Marilyn is Lucille's second cousin. The Police of Quebec city is currently leading the investigation.





In the hope of finding new information and advice with the investigation, Marilyn's family is currently taking personal steps. They are supported by the Murdered or Missing Persons' Families' Association (MMPFA), created by Mr. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu. The mission of the association is to assist families which are living this kind of nightmare.





To raise funds, Lucille will swim 2 kilometers. Her brother-in-law, Jacques Lépinay from Quebec City, will attempt the 5-kilometer swim. A third swimmer, Michel Bergeron (Marilyn's father), will attempt the 1-kilometer swim.





The money collected by the swimmers will be deposited in an account in trust in the name of "Finding Marilyn." Any money left in the account after Marilyn's search is ended will be given to the MMPFA association. Mr. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu and Mr. Marcel Bolduc, two fathers who lost their children to violent deaths, announced that they will be present at the event to encourage the swimmers.





Anyone interested in making a donation or in joining the swim to support this cause can do it by contacting Lucille Dignard.





For more information, please visit the following websites: http://www.findmarilyn.com and http://www.afpad.ca/en/index.shtml.

TWO HOURS OF HEART WORK


(A SAD ANNIVERSARY)

Quebec City, February 9th, 2009





A special search event to find Marilyn Bergeron has been organized by her family for Sunday, February 15, 2009. This event will occur from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is the hope of Marilyn's family that the search will rekindle awareness of her disappearance, which occurred nearly one year ago on February 17, 2008.





The February 15 blitz, named “Two hours of heart work,” takes place simultaneously in more than 35 Canadian cities, including Montreal, Quebec, Laval, Saguenay, Rimouski, Toronto, Vancouver, and so on.





During the two-hour event, family, friends, and volunteers will distribute flyers that contain the details of Marilyn's disappearance. The purpose of the event is to make the family's search visible again, to seek an indication of Marilyn's whereabouts, and to obtain information which may finally allow the family to find her.





In Montreal, Marilyn Bergeron's sister (Nathalie Bergeron), brother-in-law, and cousin will be at Place Emilie-Gamelin to meet with people and distribute information. In Quebec City, Marilyn's father (Michel Bergeron) will be in charge of the Place d'Youville location. Marilyn's mother (Andrée Béchard) will be at Cafe Depot of Saint-Romuald, the last location where Marilyn was seen on February 17, 2008. The complete list of people in charge and their locations all across Quebec and Canada can be found below.





The family is also supported by the Murdered or Missing Persons' Families' Assocation (MMPFA). People from the association will join the volunteers. Mr. Michel Surprenant, father of Julie Surprenant (missing since 1999), and one of the founding members of the MMPFA association


will be at the Place Emilie-Gamelin in Montreal. Mrs. Andrée Champagne, MMPFA coordinator for Quebec City and the East region for de l'AFPAD pour Québec et la région de l'Est, will be at Café Dépôt of Saint-Romuald.





In Montreal, the objective is to cover all subway stations. For this reason, there will be several meeting places where the flyers will be distributed, and stations will be “assigned” to organizers and volunteers.





The family's call goes out to any and all who can contribute to this effort to find Marilyn. Marilyn's family and friends miss her enormously. For those who cannot take part in the distribution of the flyers, it is asked that you send information from the Internet website http://www.findmarilyn.com to 15 people who are not aware of the disappearance of the young woman. Also on February 15th, there will be a mighty effort from friends who live elsewhere to send the details of Marilyn's disappearance, including all 50 states of the U.S.A. and many countries in the world. Please note that the Internet website http://www.findmarilyn.com will be updated with new details that may help with finding Marilyn.





There will be also two press conferences organized by the family of Marilyn Bergeron on February 17, 2009 in Montreal and Quebec. The details of these special press conferences and other events will be revealed via another press release which will be sent on February 10, 2009.





Thank you very much for your help!


The Bergeron Family





Below please find the list of meeting places and schedules for “Two hours of heart work” on February 15th.





Immediate family (3 locations)





1. Place Émilie-Gamelin Montréal, Berri Metro Station - same location as last year. Person in charge: Nathalie Bergeron (sister), Laurent Charbonnel (brother-in-law) et Jennylie Harel (cousin). Track distribution and metro station assignment.


2. Place d'Youville Quebec City - same location as last year. Person in charge: Michel Bergeron (father).


3. Café Dépôt, 655 rue de la Concorde in Saint-Romuald - location where Marilyn was seen for the last time. Person in charge: Andrée Béchard (mother).





Province of Quebec - Meeting Places (19 locations)





4. Montréal, Jean-Talon Metro Station. 755 Rue Jean-Talon E. Person in charge: Marc-André Lavoie.Track distribution and metro station assignment.


5. Montréal, Snowdown Metro Station.5111, Queen Mary Road. Person in charge: Simon St-Gelais.Track distribution and metro station assignment.


6. Québec (Beauport), Promenades Beauport. 3333, rue du Carrefour. Person in charge: Michèle Boulianne.


7. Laval, Montmorency Metro Station.1800, rue Jacques-Tétreault. Person in charge: Janie Brisebois.


8. Longueuil, Longueuil Metro Station. 100, Place Charles Lemoyne. Person in charge: Johanne Dubois.


9.Sherbrooke, Cathédrale St-Michel (at 11:00 AM), Lac des Nations (around noon) et Coin King Ouest et Wellington (until 1:00 PM). Person in charge: Caroline Nadeau.


10. Saguenay (Chicoutimi), Place du Royaume, 1401 boulevard Talbot. Person in charge: Guylaine Bergeron.


11. Saguenay (Jonquière), Place Centre-Ville, 3880 boulevard Harvey. Person in charge: Blanche-Alice Houde.


12. Trois-Rivières, Centre commercial Les Rivières, 4125 boulevard des Forges. Person in charge: Gérald Pelletier.


13. Drummondville, Promenades Drummondville, 755 boulevard René-Lévesque. Person in charge: France Tremblay.


14. Granby, Tim Hortons, 405 route Principale (RT-338). Person in charge: Lucille Dignard.


15. Rimouski, Le Carrefour Rimouski. 419, boulevard Jessop. People in charge: Stéphanie Pelletier et Jovette Béchard.


16. Baie-Comeau, Centre Régional Manicouagan, 600 boulevard Laflèche. Person in charge: Marlène Béchard.


17. Matane, Marché GP. 750, avenue du Phare Ouest. Person in charge: Jean-Marc Béchard.


18. Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce. Les Galeries de la Chaudière,1116, boulevard Vachon Nord. Person in charge: Jacques Guillemette.


19. Bonaventure. Magasin Coop IGA de Bonaventure, 168, avenue Grand-Pré. Person in charge: Emmanuelle Babin.


20.Sept-Îles. Galeries Montagnaises de Sept-Iles. 1005, boulevard Laure. Person in charge: Patricia Skelling.


21.Baie-Saint-Paul. 1, Place de l’Église. Person in charge: Diane Drouin.


22.Baie-Saint-Paul (deuxième endroit). Restaurant Mikes. 945, Monseigneur-de-Laval. Person in charge: Pierre Drouin.





Province of Ontario - Meeting Places (3 locations)


23.Ontario - Toronto, Youge St and Dundas Square. Near 220, Yonge Street. Person in charge: David Bradley.


24.Ontario - New-Liskeard. Wal-Mart. 133 Hwy 11N. People in charge: Caroline Champoux, Roxanne Champoux et Gilles Champoux.


25.Ontario - North Bay. Northgate Shopping Center. 1500 Fisher Street. People in charge: Frédéric et Gloria Chouinard.





Province of New-Brunswick (1 location)


26. Grand-Sault, Atlantique Superstore. 240, Road Madawaska. Responsable: Marguerite Ouellet





Province of British-Columbia (2 locations)


27. Vancouver. Corner of Main Street and 4th. People in charge: Cristina et Kevin


28. Vancouver. Vancouver Art Gallery. 750, Hornby Street. Person in charge: Nicolas Gagnon.





Individual Efforts (15 locations)


British-Columbia - Whistler (one person)


New-Brunswick - Fredericton (one person)


New-Brunswick- Moncton (one person)


Nova Scotia - Darmouth (one person)


Ontario - Cornwall (Jean Bédard, www.missingadults.com)


Ontario - Englehart (3 personnes)


Ontario - Earlton (une personne)


Ontario - New-Liskeard (2 personnes)


Ontario - Etobicoke (two people)


Ontario- Hamilton (six people)


Ontario- Kingston (one person)


Ontario- Lively (one person)


Ontario - North Bay (four people)


Ontario - Toronto (one person)


Ontario - Waterloo (one person)

Quebec City, February 14th, 2009





Marilyn Bergeron's family wishes to remind the population and media about the upcoming blitz, named "Two hours of heart work," happening this Sunday, February 15, 2009. All details about the event can be found under the ''Special Events'' section of the website http://www.findmarilyn.com.





Today, Marilyn Bergeron's family is announcing "366 Days Too Many - A Tribute to Marilyn." Marilyn was last seen on February 17, 2008. On February 17, 2009, there will be a press conference to provide the results of the blitz "Two hours of heart work," as well as the annual search report of a family that simply refuses to give up. The members of Marilyn Bergeron's family will provide their observations about the flaws of a system that does not adapt easily to the current reality. They will also mention the latest developments and recent collaborations, which are more constructive. They will share worrisome statistics and facts in missing persons cases. Lastly, they will give specific recommendations to families living this nightmare and to the people in charge in Quebec that are in a position to make significant changes now. This press conference also has a video presentation and will be followed by a session of questions. It's scheduled for Tuesday, February 17th at 9:00 a.m. in Montreal and 3:00 p.m. in Quebec City in the following locations:





-9:00 a.m. Montréal, Delta centre-ville. 777 rue University, Montréal, H3C 3Z7.(Room Verrière A-B)


-15:00 p.m. Hôtel Loews le Concorde.1225, Cour du Général- Montcalm, Québec, (Montcalm) G1R 4W6, Salle Pilot, Third floor.





Please note that an invitation for both conferences has also been extended to members of organizations involved with missing persons cases and government representatives, including the Ministère de la Justice, Ministère de la Sécurité publique, le Ministère de la Justice, le Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux, and le Ministère du Transport et le bureau du Coroner du Québec.





Family and close friends will meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Bergeron family home for an intimate gathering to share thoughts of hope and to reiterate the message that Marilyn is still alive and that we believe we can find her.





For additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Marilyn Bergeron's family at contact@trouvermarilyn.com.





Thank you very much for your help!


The Bergeron Family


http://www.findmarilyn.com