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$5K reward posted for information regarding Mlissa Blais disappearance

Leads have been few and far between, but a reward and new information has given the case new momentum. Blais went missing in November.

Quebec provincial police hoping new information could help solving what happened to Blais

Mlissa Blais, from Yamachiche, Que., near Trois-Rivires, went missing in November. Her car, a black Toyota Corolla, still has not been found. (Facebook)

Months after MlissaBlais, a 34-year-old mother of two, went missing, mystery still shrouds her disappearance as Quebec provincial police continue in their search.

Though theSretduQubec called off ground and watersearchestwo weeks after Blais disappeared Nov. 2, they have established six command posts in Louiseville, about 33 kilometres southwest of Trois-Riviresand where she was last seen,inviting those with information to stop by.

Three of them were set up in the last week.

Those efforts have already led to new information both from people stopping by and from calls to the police hotline, which is still being reviewed by investigators.

A $5,000 reward put up by the local Sun Youth has also given the case new momentum.

Six command posts have been set up in Louiseville since Mlissa Blais disappeared in November 2017, three of them in the last week. (Marie-Pier Bouchard/Radio-Canada)

Police believe finding her black Toyota Corolla, could help them solvethe case.

"What's special about this is that we still haven't found her car," said Sgt. Hugo Fournier, a spokesperson for theSretduQubec. "That's not common at all."

Search called off due to weather

Blaisis a real estate agent and worked at a bar inBerthierville.

She was last seen leaving a barin Louiseville about 10 kilometres west of her home.

Policedivers used sonar equipment on waterways in the Mauricieregionin central Quebec, including the St. Lawrence River and Rivire du Loup.

With no sign of Blais or her car, theycalled the search offtwo weeks later, as the weather got colder and less accommodating.

Sun Youth is giving up to $5,000 to anyone with information that could lead to Mlissa Blais. (Radio-Canada)

Fournier said police are asking people in surrounding areas to check their properties and any type of sheds, like garden sheds, barns or garages, where the car or any trace of Blaiscould behidden.

Anyone with information about Blais's disappearance is asked to contact the SQ at1-800-659-4264.