PRESS RELEASE December 27, 2006

MAJOR CRIME INVESTIGATORS WANT PEOPLE TO THINK BACK A YEAR AGO TODAY

Friday, December 22, 2006 Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), N.S....

HRM Integrated Major Crime Unit is continuing their investigation into the homicide of Paula Gallant which took place December 27, 2005.

The Integrated Major Crime Unit is asking people to remember where they we a year ago today and try to remember if they might have seen Paula Gallant or her vehicle around this day.  Paula Gallant's vehicle is a

1997 green Cavalier, Nova Scotia License plate number BMP 504.

Investigators believe the vehicle arrived at the BLT school between 4:00PM and 6:30PM on December 27, and are also trying to determine where Paula's vehicle was between 2:00PM and 4:00PM that day as well.  Major Crime investigators also believe it is possible that someone drove the vehicle to the school that day and departed on foot or in another vehicle that might of been parked there.

If you have information about this or any other serious crime, they can contact the HRM Major Crime at 490- 5331 or Crime Stoppers anonymously anytime at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or by their Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash award from $50 - $2000.

Cpl. Joe Taplin

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Halifax District Detachment

Media Relations - Spokesperson

1975 Gottingen St.

Halifax, N.S. B3J 2H1

ph:(902)-490-1497 or (902)-488-2830 (cell)

e-mail: joe.taplin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca  or

taplinj@halifax.ca (blackberry)