$10,000 Reward added for missing person Luc Joly-Durocher Updated

Robert Joly announces a reward in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for information to assist in locating Luke Joly-Durocher Friday, at Police Headquarters in North Bay.

The case of Luc Joly-Durocher, who has been missing for a year now, was brought back into the spotlight Friday at Police Headquarters in North Bay.

On the eve of the one year anniversary of his disappearance, Joly-Durocher's family and friends advised the public of their ongoing hope for a resolution to the case.

"I want my son back," says his father, Robert Joly, noting that his search for Luc will not stop until he's found.

The high priority investigation into Joly-Durocher's disappearance has had many hurdles and tips that have lead to less than a conclusion, but the family feels somebody knows more and that this reward will help bring about information and a clarification of the events that precipitated Joly-Durocher becoming a missing person.
 
Public involvement and help in the ongoing investigation is always welcome and while not being overly specific, police continue to investigate points of interest and narrow down possibilities.

"There are some individuals who still know what happened."

In the coming weeks, new posters with the reward and the details about it will be going up around the community.

Detective Barry Ramsay of the North Bay Police Service says the city police have strict rules as to how these rewards are offered and those rules have to be followed, however, crime stoppers does take anonymous tips.

"We're hoping that it will bring the focus back to the investigation and the fact that Luke is still missing and that there may be people who are motivated by the offer of the reward to come forward," says Detective Ramsay.

"We are encouraging people to contact us, the North Bay Police Service, with the information rather than the Joly family."

The funds for the reward have been gratefully generated through family efforts and community events surrounding the Joly-Durocher case.

Luc's father, integral to these events, has also become somewhat of an unwilling expert at these situations and will be speaking in April to a group in Toronto during Victim's Awareness week.
 
He'll also be talking to those in similar situations about the various ways to get community involvement in missing person's cases, ranging from barbecue's, concerts, you name it.

"I'm a voice for Luc," says Joly.

"I'll speak for him, anytime, anywhere and to anybody."

Described as a young man with dreams, Luc loved hockey and video games but most of all, music.

Having learned to play the piano and guitar, Luc would often tell his friends that someday his music was going to make him famous.

"He was very talented," Joly remembers proudly.

Joly says he's angry and sad and has days when the sun seems never to shine but the help of his wife and best friend, he's remained as strong as could be expected in such trying times.

"There's moments where I just take some time to be alone and let some of that out."

"Luc was the sunshine of my life."
 
Luc Joly-Durocher, 21 years of age, was last seen in North Bay on March 4, 2011.

He has been described as 5'4", 150 pounds, slim build and has dark curly hair.

He was wearing dental braces on his upper teeth when he went missing.
 
If you have any information that might be helpful, please call the North Bay Police at 705-497-5555 or email at [email protected]

If you live out of town, you can also call your local police or anonymously report it to Crime Stoppers.

"We are asking the public to come forward with any information they may have on Luc," says Joly.

"All it takes is one person, one phone call, to help solve this mystery."