John Thomas Edwards, 62, walked away from St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas, Ontario, on the morning of June 11, 2025, at about 9:15 a.m. He is a white male, five-foot-eleven, approximately 214 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair, brown eyes and a slight shuffle in his walk. He lived with cognitive impairments similar to dementia and left without a phone, money or ID. He often carried a small light-coloured ball.

Investigators established a scattered trail across Dundas that day: surveillance placed him at a McDonald’s on Cootes Drive just before 10 a.m., later near Memorial Square, and at an Esso on Centre Road at 3:10 p.m., from which he walked toward Waterdown Village. The last confirmed sighting was shortly after 4:00 p.m. near Milgrove Side Road, walking south from Highway 6 and then west on Concession 5 West. An unconfirmed tip later placed a man matching his description on a pipeline in Milton around June 20 or 21.

Hamilton Police and the community conducted extensive ground searches across rural Flamborough with canine teams, search-and-rescue, drones and thermal imaging, but dense brush and bog-like terrain limited the effort. After more than two weeks with no new confirmed sightings, active ground searching was suspended and the investigation remains open. If anyone saw John that day or recognized his movements, can you share what you remember?