With the launch of a new billboard and button campaign, community members are holding out hope that their friend Sladjana Petrovic, missing since Boxing Day, will be located.

SA国际影视传媒淵ou try to keep hope alive,SA国际影视传媒� said Val Braden, clutching a batch of buttons bearing PetrovicSA国际影视传媒檚 face outside the Franklin Avenue post office on Monday.

Braden, a longtime friend of Petrovic, handed the buttons out to passersby, sharing information with residents at the busy street corner.

ItSA国际影视传媒檚 the latest push in an ongoing campaign to raise awareness about the 60-year-oldSA国际影视传媒檚 disappearance in the hopes of finding answers.

Serbian-born Petrovic, who has a small circle of friends and no family in Yellowknife, hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 been seen or heard from since Dec. 26.

She was last captured on CCTV video walking towards Franklin Avenue after leaving her 53 Street apartment around 3:40 p.m. Police believe she may have crossed Franklin Avenue before heading towards Somba KSA国际影视传媒檈 Plaza.

After opening an investigation on Dec. 27, Yellowknife Mounties scoured the downtown area SA国际影视传媒� probing places Petrovic is known to frequent, including around the Salvation Army SA国际影视传媒� before ending the ground search five days later.

Yellowknife Ground Search and Rescue (YKGSAR) and Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) assisted in the search, yet the investigation has yielded next to no clues on the whereabouts of Petrovic.

There is no evidence to suggest Petrovic was met with foul play, Yellowknife detachment commander Insp. Alex Laporte stated on Jan. 10.

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Braden and Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green are behind the SA国际影视传媒淔ind SladjanaSA国际影视传媒� button campaign, which launched last week. The buttons, funded by the pair and designed by Janet Pacey, aim to keep PetrovicSA国际影视传媒檚 name on the minds of the public, said Braden.

Meanwhile, two billboards SA国际影视传媒� re-purposed from GreenSA国际影视传媒檚 fall election signs SA国际影视传媒� were installed Monday at opposite ends of town (one near Old Town, the other by the Co-op uptown). The billboards, funded by Green and Braden with the help of Crime Stoppers, urge members of the public to share any and all information that may help in locating Petrovic.

SA国际影视传媒淲e just want to make sure the public is aware of who she is and that she is still missing, and that weSA国际影视传媒檙e trying to find some clues,SA国际影视传媒� said Braden.

The signs were set up by members of the Yellowknife Community FoundationSA国际影视传媒檚 (YKACL) Odd Job Squad. The YKACL Employment Services-run initiative connects under-employed individuals who self-identify with a disability with short-term work around town, from lawn mowing to house cleaning.

SA国际影视传媒淧eople have volunteered to help in anyway they can,SA国际影视传媒� Green told Yellowknifer in an email.
Green, an acquaintance of Petrovic, added buttons will be handed out by volunteers at various locations around the capital in the coming days.

The Odd Job Squad installed two billboards in Yellowknife today to encourage the public to share any information that may help in their search for missing resident Sladjana Petrovic.

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Braden is hoping the latest effort to raise awareness will lead to something meaningful.
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Police describe Petrovic as SA国际影视传媒淐aucasian, 5SA国际影视传媒�7SA国际影视传媒� / 170 cm, 257 lbs / 117 kg, (with a) heavy build, shoulder-length salt and pepper brown hair and blue eyes.SA国际影视传媒�

She was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket, with a light blue liner and a pink/red shirt, along with running shoes. She was seen carrying a grey/black bag or purse.

Anyone with information related to the whereabouts of Sladjana Petrovic is asked to contact either Yellowknife at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, nwtnutips.com, (click on SA国际影视传媒渟ubmit a web tipSA国际影视传媒�) or text: nwtnutips to 274637.