Cecilia Mary Nikal was a young Indigenous woman who travelled from Smithers to Vancouver, British Columbia, arriving on August 1, 1989, to visit her mother. After a short stay with family she left to live on her own and spent time on the streets of Vancouver. Cecilia’s mother last saw her in October 1989; there have been no confirmed contacts since.

Descriptions from the time list her as slender, about 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing roughly 120 to 128 pounds, with short black or brown hair and brown eyes. A family member reported a possible sighting that Cecilia had gone to Vancouver Island, but that was never verified. Authorities have treated her disappearance as a suspected homicide and her case has been discussed in connection with other unsolved disappearances along Highway 16.

If anyone knew Cecilia, her movements in Vancouver, or has information about the possible sighting on Vancouver Island, please come forward.