John Simpson just wants to bring his daughter home.

John and Cindy Simpson are the parents of Ashley, who went missing on April 27, 2016 from Yankee Flats near Salmon Arm. She was 32.

John flew from his home in Niagara on the Lake in Ontario and met with RCMP Major Crimes officers in Kelowna Friday. He brought to B.C. T-shirts and hoodies with slightly different designs, all with a photo of Ashley, most with a message about Canada害羞草研究所檚 missing women. One of his favourites is a hoodie with the message: 害羞草研究所淎nd sometimes against all odds, against all logic, we still hope.害羞草研究所�

His voice catching with emotion, John says the visit to the RCMP has changed his outlook.

He explains that, as a parent, you think of all possible scenarios: maybe your daughter was kidnapped and she will escape, maybe she害羞草研究所檚 captive in a commune somewhere, maybe she害羞草研究所檚 a victim of human trafficking, maybe she害羞草研究所檚 been taken prisoner in a prostitution ring.

Although police are tight-lipped about their investigation so as not to jeopardize it, John wanted to know if they are looking for a missing person or suspecting foul play.

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So John will now focus on locating Ashley害羞草研究所檚 body.

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He explains his wife is a believer in the power of mediums, so they have consulted two.

The mediums have twice mentioned Margaret Falls. John says he would like to search a couple of creeks in the area, conditions permitting, before he returns to Ontario.

Friday, till 9 p.m., he was holding a meeting at Silver Creek Hall so people would stop in and speak to him.

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Regarding the meeting, he said that after a year, maybe somebody害羞草研究所檚 going to have a bit of remorse and say something.

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Finding the person or people who harmed Ashley is on the back burner for him at this point. He said he has confidence the police are doing everything they can, so he害羞草研究所檒l leave that job to them.

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Last time John was here, he searched and found clothes by the side of the road, but they weren害羞草研究所檛 Ashley害羞草研究所檚.

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He spent $10,000 on that trip to the Shuswap, and he expects another $7,000 this time 害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所渕y life害羞草研究所檚 savings,害羞草研究所� he says.

As a former military man, John doesn害羞草研究所檛 understand why the military 害羞草研究所渃an send up to 6,000 troops to Quebec to handle a flood, but why they can害羞草研究所檛 send a couple hundred to come search 害羞草研究所� they have the gear 害羞草研究所� and let these families rest.害羞草研究所�

He refers to other missing women whose families are tormented. He says the military can conduct a search much more easily than the RCMP can.

Although a year has passed, Ashley害羞草研究所檚 disappearance has left such a hole in her family members害羞草研究所� lives.

John talks about 10-year-old Emma, his granddaughter. She and Emma were 害羞草研究所渢he best of friends害羞草研究所� and Ashley was named her godmother.

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He explains that Ashley was wonderful with children, singing to them, making crafts, entertaining them.

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Ashley has three sisters, two of them step-sisters; John loves them all dearly.

He and Ashley had a special bond, however. He refers to his Icelandic, Viking heritage, and how he loves adventure and travelling. As did she.

John is a cook, and Ashley would join him, working and travelling.

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Ashley害羞草研究所檚 disappearance has given John something of a mission. Along with finding Ashley, John wants the country to do more to find missing women and to help their families. He wants to set up a society to help families; the T-shirts and hoodies are part of that plan. He refers to Caitlin Potts and Deanna Wertz, who have also gone missing from the North Okanagan/Shuswap, Wertz from Yankee Flats.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檒l be a mission for me to try and accomplish and ease the pain and suffering of others. If we could find even one of the three to ease the suffering it would be great.害羞草研究所�

John hopes that people in the community won害羞草研究所檛 forget Ashley and the other missing women.

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