Sharon Gayle Dawson, 61, vanished from her Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, home on December 25, 2010. She had moved to the area about six months earlier and had ties to Point Perry and Woodstock, Ontario. She left taking her bank cards while leaving her purse behind. A possible sighting three days later at the World Parrot Refuge near Coombs, where she volunteered, was reported but not confirmed.

Her bank cards were never used. The Oceanside RCMP investigated and community volunteers mounted a poster campaign, but the case produced no substantial leads and remained open as a missing person investigation. At the time she was described as 5 feet 2 inches, 141 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes; she was believed to be wearing blue sweatpants, a blue shirt, a black fleece vest, and size 9 Merrell hiking shoes.

Does anyone who knew Sharon, or who was in the Coombs–Qualicum Beach area around Christmas 2010, have information that could help explain what happened after she left home?