Typical small town, little bit of everything whole lot of nothing.Is Port Alberni a sawmill town?
Pulp and paper?
They could have taken a train north or south, stolen another car, etc.So it is at least 50-50 possible that the suspects are on their way and may not be apprehended in Northern Manitoba?
This is a link about insanity brought about by flies in that area. I remember being at Lake Winnipeg and trying to cover myself up as soon as I got out of the water before the black flies could eat me alive.
https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~burchil/pm_canoe/biting_flies.pdf
Typical small town, little bit of everything whole lot of nothing.
Paper, logging, tourism, fishing, some cottagers and more expensive homes in the surrounding homes, for people from the city who want to get out on weekends and such.
Agreed, in which case, trains back southwest every tuesday / thursday /saturday morning, down through thompson to the pas and eventually to winnipeg.
Thanks. I don’t think a train to Churchill would hold any appeal whatsoever for two wanted teens unless they think they might be able to float away on an iceberg and hide at the North Pole.
This is the worst time too, we had a late thaw so there are still black flies, deer flies are out in force, sand flies are in season, i saw one so far but a tweet i saw earlier from gillam locals said they've been out for 3 weeks up there. Mosquitoes are the least of these kids' worries, and the mosquitoes alone are pretty damn wretched.It gets so bad the moose run into the road to get away from them
It gets so bad the moose run into the road to get away from them
Pulp and paper mills, chemical engineers, save the trees and population explosions. The teens may be realizing the world outside of Port Alberni is better, that murder wasn't necessary to get there.
The pair were presumed missing only after their burning truck was discovered the next day, on July 19th.
Some of the trains use the honour system, tickets aren't always checked, but if they do check they're boned basically.The other problem these two would encounter with ViaRail is providing ID. And I just can’t imagine wanted teens risking capture by travelling all the way from BC to northern Manitoba, then taking a train to anywhere. If they wanted to go to Winnipeg why didn’t they just drive there instead of Gillam?
If they didn’t know where they were headed, they fled out of panic without a plan. By now they’re probably broke and have no access to stolen debit or credit cards.
Wow, thanks for the update! Crazy stuff.The thread reports the armored vehicle is in Thomspon, MB as of 1 hr ago which appears to be near Provincial Trunk Hwy 6 / Rt. 391 intersection.
Google Maps
Good post! I agree that the murderous joyride they're on is going to seem a lot less fun now that they're being actively sought by law enforcement and are likely running low on resources in a remote area. No matter what they may think about being prepared to rough it in the wild, I don't think they have a lot of experience with it. I live in a rural area that can be hard on folks who think they're going to wander off the beaten path, and I can't even imagine how much worse it would be to attempt in remote northern Canada!After much consultation with an abacus, a calculator , my pc and pigeon feathers, I figure that the last sighting or knowledge of the general whereabouts of these two was nearly 63 hours ago.
Food running low, ammo gone, perhaps, fuel down, maybe even water for drinking down, maybe mechanical trouble with whatever vehicle they have acquired... about 3.5 hours to a mid Canada summer sunrise..
The tension between these two men must be extreme by now.
That’s weird. A train to Churchill made itself into my to-do list just 15 minutes ago! (Since driving even as far as Gillam isn’t going to work unless I upgrade my Google Maps. And even the best maps in the world can’t find you a road if there isn’t one.)
No, seriously, what in the world do these two have in mind. It’s the wrong season for an re-enactment of To Build a Fire....
I have a horrible feeling that someone hasn’t been missed yet, and another car stolen. One problem—even if they don’t really split up, assuming that the other one can drive, even if he doesn’t have a license—they can temporarily split up, so that burning the old car can happen quite a distance from where the new car was stolen. That could help confuse the issue.
Hate to be picky, but that just looks like a typical desktop. Any components that would differ for computer games can't be told from that photo.
CN in Manitoba - Traingeek - Trains and PhotographyWas there a train on July 21?
Not sure about dates, but if the burned Rav4 was found at 4PM on Monday, was there a train on Monday?
Between all of the stuff you guys listed and the bugs, they're probably at each others throats.Good post! I agree that the murderous joyride they're on is going to seem a lot less fun now that they're being actively sought by law enforcement and are likely running low on resources in a remote area. No matter what they may think about being prepared to rough it in the wild, I don't think they have a lot of experience with it. I live in a rural area that can be hard on folks who think they're going to wander off the beaten path, and I can't even imagine how much worse it would be to attempt in remote northern Canada!