Saturday will mark one year since Vernon's Blayne Ferguson went missing.
Police have said criminality is suspected in the disappearance of Ferguson, who hasn't been seen since Sept. 21, 2023, when he was 27 years old.
His mother, Linda Cassel, previously told The Morning Star that the family, including Ferguson's young children, are waiting to hear the worst; they believe Ferguson was killed, and are waiting on police to find his body and lay charges in relation to his death.
They're also ensuring Ferguson's name isn't forgotten.
Cassel has organized a candlelight vigil in Polson Park at 7 p.m. Saturday, the one-year anniversary of Ferguson's disappearance. Anyone is invited to attend the event, which Cassel says is not just to remember her son, but to remember "every victim and every family affected by senseless violent crime," as she wrote on a .
Cassel previously said she saw a video circulating on social media in which her son was "brutally assaulted" by multiple people. She said she won't give up until her son is found and justice has been served.
She said police have been in contact with the family but no arrests have been made.
"The people responsible still have their freedom while we live each day without our son, brother, father, uncle, grandson and friend Blayne Ferguson," Cassel wrote. "We deserve answers and I feel the authorities aren't getting them fast enough for us."
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said Wednesday that the investigation into Ferguson's disappearance is ongoing, but had no further information to provide.