The billboards will be located between Prince George and Smithers
Four new billboards featuring messages of hope will be placed along Highway 16, also known as the Highway of Tears.
Located between Prince George and Smithers, the billboards will feature images and messaging of hope and strength. Matilda Wilson, a member of the Governing Body and mother of Ramona Wilson, a 16-year-old girl who went missing in 1994 and whose remains were later found behind the Smithers Airport, spoke about what the billboards meant to her.
Wilson’s oldest daughter Brenda, who is also an advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, also spoke about what these billboards mean to her family.
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