'Bring my dad home,' pleads son of Sask. man missing since June 2022
CBC
Danny Ballantyne was just nine years old when his dad Drew Ballantyne went missing. He said he has fond memories of playing basketball and soccer with his dad.
“I liked how he was funny and I liked how we used to bike around," Danny said. "I liked how he used to take me to stores and buy me clothes, and protect me from all dangerous stuff.”
Drew Ballantyne was 34 years old when he was last seen in June 2022.
His family is from Pelican Narrows, which is part of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in northeast Saskatchewan. They have made a 10-foot sign with two photos of Drew that sits in front of their house on 15th Street West in Prince Albert to encourage people to look for him.
“Bring my dad home. Don’t keep secrets from us and tell the truth,” Danny said.
Drew’s sister, Carmelita Ballantyne, said their mom Loretta Ballantyne led search efforts, but she died in October 2024 without finding out what happened to her son.
“My brother’s life matters. Now, it’s hard that my mom is not here because she was the one that always worked on it,” Carmelita said.
She said they’ve put up posters and talked to people in Prince Albert and other communities who might have seen Drew and have information.
“My mom never gave up hope searching for my brother. We drove all around Prince Albert, within Prince Albert, Nipawin, Narrows Hill, La Ronge and Big River. All the tips we had, we forwarded to the police.”
The family said they’ve searched many back roads, following up on tips and looking for human remains.
“There's a whole bunch of stories we heard on how they got rid of him," said Drew's father Roy Ballantyne.
Roy said he fears that Drew may have been the victim of gang violence.
At the time of his disappearance, Drew was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for violating the conditions of his statutory release from federal prison.
Drew's sister Carol-Ann Ballantyne said police didn’t take the family’s initial report seriously.
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