Darla Ponace

Saskatoon police are extending the timeline for their search of the city landfill in the investigation into the 2020 disappearance of Mackenzie Lee Trottier.

The landfill search started on May 1 and was scheduled to last 33 days. On Friday, 31 days into the search, police said they will be continuing the search for an undetermined length of time.

"While significant progress has been made, the search of this area of interest has not been completed and investigators remain interested in continuing," a police news release said.

Trottier, who was 22 when she went missing, was last seen on Dec. 21, 2020.

Police begin searching Saskatoon landfill in case of woman missing since 2020

Saskatoon police are beginning a search of the Saskatoon landfill on Wednesday as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Mackenzie Trottier, who was last seen on Dec. 21, 2020.

Three people in personal protective equipment including white suits, green gloves and respirators, dump a wheelbarrow's contents into what looks like a dumpster.

Members of the Saskatoon police search team began the work of sifting through an area of the Saskatoon landfill on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. They are searching the area as part of their investigation into the missing person case of Mackenzie Trottier, who was last seen in December 2020.

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Members of the Saskatoon police search team began the work of sifting through an area of the Saskatoon landfill on Wednesday. They are searching the area as part of their investigation into the missing person case of Mackenzie Trottier, who was last seen in December 2020.

Hunt for Mackenzie Trottier could draw on lessons from earlier landfill searches

The search for Mackenzie Lee Trottier is going to narrow dramatically on Wednesday when the Saskatoon police shift their focus to a section at the city landfill about the size of an NHL hockey rink. They've done this before.

Mackenzie Lee Trottier went missing Dec. 21, 2020.

Mackenzie Lee Trottier went missing Dec. 21, 2020. Starting Wednesday, police are going to be searching a specific area of the Saskatoon landfill in relation to her case.

Police say their investigation indicated her remains could be at the landfill, and officers were able to determine which garbage trucks to track. Police were then able to access those trucks' GPS tracking co-ordinates from the city.

Investigators identified an area that is 930 cubic metres in size, and police and purpose-trained dogs have been methodically searching the material from that area for the past month.

Police said they will provide an update on the search "upon its conclusion or as information becomes relevant."

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Saskatoon police have been searching the city landfill as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who went missing in December 2020.

Saskatoon police extend timeline on landfill search for Mackenzie Lee Trottier

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