Manitoba

'We want you home': Family continues search for missing Winnipeg teacher Kevin Dilk

The search for a missing teacher in Winnipeg continued over the weekend with volunteers taking to the streets on Sunday.

St. Boniface teacher disappeared on Nov. 23

Heather Dilk made a public plea for information about her missing brother, Kevin, on Sunday afternoon. (CBC)

Holding back tears, Heather Dilk made a public plea for information about her missing brother, Kevin, on Sunday afternoon.

"Kevin if you are out there and you can see us or hear us know that we want you home," she said.

Kevin Dilk, a teacher at Collège Béliveau, a Grade 7 to 12 school in the Louis Riel School Division, disappeared on Nov. 23. He was last seen by family at his home in St. Boniface early that morning. 

Kevin Dilk was last seen on the morning of Nov. 23, leaving his home in St. Boniface. (Facebook)
The Dilk family organized the large poster blitz to continue the search over the weekend, expanding into 10 other areas of the city.

"We are going to continue our efforts to search [for] Kevin because his family just really wants to bring him home and we love him," Heather said, choking back tears. "We love him and we just really want him to come."

She said that she hopes that with hundreds of posters around the city that someone will come forward with information. However, she added that Kevin Dilk may look different. 

"We are taking this a day at a time," she said.

Among the searchers braving the snow was Lorraine Manson and her daughter, Jenna. Dilk is one of Jenna's teachers.

"We wanted to come out and do whatever we can to help find Mr. Dilk," Lorraine said. 

"We just feel so helpless so we thought we would come out and do our part." 

Lorraine Manson and her daughter, Jenna, joined the search because Kevin Dilk is one of Jenna's teachers. (CBC)
With a map and a stack of posters in hand, Lorraine and Jenna scoured the streets. Jenna said it's been really difficult knowing her teacher is missing.  

"I was really shocked. At first I didn't believe that he was missing. It slowly sunk in," she said. 

Dilk is about five feet, nine inches tall, with a slim build and grey hair. He usually wears glasses.

Police say he may possibly wearing a black leather jacket, button-up shirt and blue jeans, black hat and black boots.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 204-986-6250.