Richard Alfred Gaida was 56 when he left Martensville, Saskatchewan, for a work assignment in the Kelowna area near the end of September 2012. The RCMP’s national missing-persons record lists September 30, 2012 as his official missing-since date, though investigators note only that his last contacts with family and co-workers occurred sometime in late September.

Publicly released information does not identify his employer, worksite, or where he was staying in Kelowna, nor does it describe a confirmed final sighting, vehicle details, clothing, or later financial or electronic activity. He is described as White, about six feet tall (183 centimeters), roughly 220 pounds (100 kilograms), with short brown hair, brown eyes, a medium build, fair complexion and a scar on his right thumb. The Kelowna RCMP file number is 2014-3494 and the national reference is 2014006304; the federal record continued to list him as missing as of September 22, 2026.

If anyone remembers seeing Richard in the Kelowna area, had contact with him after he left Martensville, or knows where he worked or lived while in British Columbia, please contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.