Relatives of a murdered Saskatchewan woman say they're making a 48-hour journey along Highway 11 in her memory.
Monica Burns, 28, was found dead on a snowmobile trail north of Prince Albert, Sask., on Jan. 17.
RCMP say Burns was a member of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation who was living in Prince Albert and was a sex-trade worker who was known to them.
No arrests have been made in the case.
Six of her relatives left Saskatoon on Tuesday morning to walk to Prince Albert.
Her brother Pernell Ballantyne came up with the idea after talking to a friend about his loss.
"I have to do this... I gotta do this," he said, just north of Osler, Sask.
The group takes turns walking northbound on the edge of the pavement. Tailing them is a grey minivan with a deep-red "in memory of Monica" sign on the side.
Ballantyne's partner, Dionne Ducette, said the journey is a "positive outlet for healing."
"We're leaving our negativity, our pain, by each step we take," she said. "Each step behind us it's going to leave us, and we're looking for a brighter future."
(CJME)
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