According to the 28 August 1994 issue of the Toronto Star, a spectator claims to have spotted six Ghanaian track and field athletes, who were to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, heading for Montreal and Toronto from Sudbury, Ontario (A16). For additional information on the names of the athletes, and on their departure from the Games, please refer to the attachments. The DIRB is unable to corroborate this information at the present time.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Toronto Star. 28 August 1994. Sunday Edition. Bob Mitchell. "Athletes Go Missing from Games in Victoria."

Toronto Star. 29 August 1994. Metro Edition. "Missing Athlete Number Hits Nine: 'We Don't Believe They're Vulnerable to Any Harm'," p. E2.

_____. 28 August 1994. Bob Mitchell. "Athletes Go Missing from Games in Victoria," p. A16.

National Council of Ghanaian-Canadians (NCGC), Metro-Toronto Chapter.

Saanich Police Department, Saanich, BC.

Union de réefugiés du Ghana du Québec/Ghana Refugee Union of Quebec, Montréal.