Gertrude ’Trudy’ Power was 37 when she was last confirmed seen around January 1, 1980, in Tofino, a small coastal community on Vancouver Island. Her family, originally in the Maritimes, knew she had moved to British Columbia and thought she may have worked as a waitress on the island, but contact with her grew sporadic during the 1970s and details about her life there are limited.

Described as medium build with a light complexion, blue eyes, long hair often dyed blonde or red and sometimes worn with wigs, she also had a chipped front tooth. The Vancouver Police Department is the agency of record, but the circumstances of her disappearance and who she may have been with that day remain unknown.

Does anyone who lived in Tofino around 1980 or who knew Trudy remember seeing her or have information that could help fill the gaps in her story?