Another search is underway this weekend in Mont-Tremblant for Liam Toman, a 22-year-old man who was last seen in February, 2025.
A K9 unit and dozens of volunteers are combing new areas in their search, and his family is doing everything in their power to ensure his name and face are out there.
There are posters, wristbands and flyers with Toman’s name and face as, once again, the search continues.
“We’re introducing the the blue wristbands,” said his mother Kathleen Toman. “This is our circle of strength, and the strength comes from all of the community, all of the supporters that have been giving us the strength, the circle of strength to help us keep going.”
The community of support has widened to include friends, strangers and some very determined dogs from Search and Rescue Canada, a volunteer organization that trains dogs in cadaver detection.
“They can provide you resources that not a lot of people have,” said trainer Alexia Pietran. “So if we can do that and be there for the family, it’s just really our goal.”
In addition to the dogs, more than 90 volunteers combed a new search area outside the Mont Tremblant Village on Saturday.
However, as skilled as the dogs are, there is very little information for them to go on.
Liam was last seen on surveillance video footage leaving a bar at 3:20 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2025.
He never made it back to his hotel.
His wallet was found in a parking lot a month later.
His family has made the six-hour trip from Whitby, Ontario, to Tremblant more than 17 times since his disappearance to aid in the search.
“It hits your heart because you’re coming back and you don’t want to come, but we’re coming for Liam,” said Liam’s stepmother, Lara Toman.
The family is working closely with Quebec provincial police (SQ) investigators, and a $50,000 reward has been set up.
His family has also lobbied the town to have more camera surveillance in the village, something that they say could have helped them find Liam.
“There’s been some changes in the security protocols and the new surveillance cameras, everything else, and that’s a win for us,” said father Chris Toman.
Liam’s phone was never found, and the family is now working with a digital forensic expert to trace it.
The ground search will continue on Sunday, and the Tomans say they will continue to return to the village as long as it takes.
