Saturday, June 13, 2026
ADVT 
National

B.C. Police Ask For Help In Finding Man And His Three-Year-Old Son

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Jul, 2018 10:16 AM
    PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Vancouver Island Mounties are looking for a 35-year-old man and his three-year-old son.
     
     
    Police say Jan Stelmaszyk and his son, Matt Bartnik, are believed to be camping, possibly in the Victoria area. 
     
     
     
    Stelmaszyk has been known to camp in parks across Vancouver Island and he's driving a white 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe with the B.C. plate licence plate CL9 65H.
     
     
    He had been keeping the family updated through social media posts on Instagram, but police say the family came forward after they didn't hear anything from him for four days. 
     
     
    Police say Stelmaszyk doesn't have a cellphone and the family is concerned for the pair's safety.
     
     
    Police say the boy has a thin build with collar-length light brown hair and grey eyes, while his dad is six-foot-two inches tall, with brown eyes, black hair and a full beard and moustache.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Lotto Winner In Kamloops, B.C., Donates Some Of His Windfall To Wildfire Relief

    Lotto Winner In Kamloops, B.C., Donates Some Of His Windfall To Wildfire Relief
    BC Lottery Winner To Donate Some Of His Cash To The Province's Wildfire Battle

    Lotto Winner In Kamloops, B.C., Donates Some Of His Windfall To Wildfire Relief

    DARPAN's 10 with Andrew Weaver, leader of Green Party of BC

    After the election resulted in a minority government, we spent a long time considering what we heard from voters and how we could get the best possible agreement that would put their interests first. 

    DARPAN's 10 with Andrew Weaver, leader of Green Party of BC

    MP John Aldag Launches New Initiative To Engage With Constituents

    MP John Aldag Launches New Initiative To Engage With Constituents
    Residents can participate in a poll on their priorities for the riding or engage in dialogue on wide ranging issues.

    MP John Aldag Launches New Initiative To Engage With Constituents

    MP Hélène Laverdière endorses Jagmeet Singh for leader of Canada’s NDP

    MP Hélène Laverdière endorses Jagmeet Singh for leader of Canada’s NDP
    As a Quebec Member of Parliament, Laverdière knows that Jagmeet will find support in Quebec.

    MP Hélène Laverdière endorses Jagmeet Singh for leader of Canada’s NDP

    US-Syrian Woman Sets Up Model School In Al-Qaida-Run Region

    US-Syrian Woman Sets Up Model School In Al-Qaida-Run Region
    ISTANBUL — Running a school in the enclave controlled by Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, Syrian-American Rania Kisar has become skilled in getting her way, either by negotiating with the militants or by pushing back against them.

    US-Syrian Woman Sets Up Model School In Al-Qaida-Run Region

    Ottawa Cops Ordered To Pay Wrongfully Arrested, Brutalized Woman $254K

    Ottawa Cops Ordered To Pay Wrongfully Arrested, Brutalized Woman $254K
    A woman brutalized by Ottawa police during her wrongful trespassing arrest and left naked for hours in a holding cell nine years ago has been awarded $254,000 in damages.

    Ottawa Cops Ordered To Pay Wrongfully Arrested, Brutalized Woman $254K