The parents of 21-year-old Christine Wood made an emotional public plea Tuesday, asking people to come forward with information into the young woman's disappearance. 

Wood's mother Melinda, broke down in tears at the press conference, asking her daughter "to please call".

"Our family is begging anyone who knows anything to help us find our girl," Christine's parents, George and Melinda Wood, said in a statement.

Christine Wood was last seen Aug. 19.

Wood travelled to Winnipeg from Oxford House with her parents and was staying at the Days Inn hotel on Sargent Avenue

Wood’s parents said she went out with friends and never returned to the hotel. Texts and phone calls have gone unanswered. 

“Christine Wood is still missing. Her location is unknown but was last seen in the downtown area on Aug. 19,” police said in a statement to CTV.

Wood is a former University of Winnipeg student who is known to have frequented the Osborne area.

“If you hear me, please call me, phone me. I beg ya. Please come home," Wood’s mother Christine Wood said weeping. “We love you.”

“You know, it doesn’t matter how old she is. She's still our child, and we need your help,” said Wood’s father, George.

“Every day is a struggle to keep strong, to make sure she is okay, and I pray every day for her safety,” he added.

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is supporting the family and said any piece of information, no matter how small, is important. They urge anyone with any details to call Winnipeg police. 

MKO Grand Chief said Tuesday she hopes the community comes together to help find Wood.

She said the Woods are lovely people and raised their children with love.

"Christine is one of too many missing indigenous women and girls. We can't just sit back and wait,” said North Wilson. "We all need to come together as a community to help this family."

"Every person is going to handle the information differently," said Christy Dzikowicz with The Canadian Centre for Child Protection. "We know we have Winnipeg Outreach and Street Reach and security in malls. They are very engaged. The more people we can have engaged, the better,"

Dzikowicz said Winnipeg’s Bear Clan has also been helping search for Wood.
 

Grand Chief disappointed with search effort

MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson said she’s disappointed a greater search effort hasn’t been organized for Wood.

Massive searches in Winnipeg took place last year for 17–year-old Cooper Nemeth, and 57-year-old missing grandmother, Thelma Krull.

"We saw that happened, when almost the whole city turned out, when one woman was missing, not that long ago, one year ago, that tremendous effort that everyone put in,” she said.

“And it was beautiful. That's how it should be for every family that has a missing child, for every missing person.”

“I wish we would have seen this effort for this family and for Christine, because they don’t deserve any less."

“It’s heartbreaking,” said North Wilson.
 

Family of Tina Fontaine sends support, prayers

The family of Tina Fontaine is sending support and prayers to the parents of missing 21-year old Christine Wood.

Tina Fontaine’s great-aunt, Thelma Favel, wants Wood’s parents to know they are not alone.

In a phone call with CTV News Tuesday, Favel said people in Sagkeeng First Nation are praying and thinking about the family.

Favel said on Aug. 31, she held a feast for Fontaine. At the feast, time was dedicated to Wood.

“The elder that the lit scared fire talked about Christine Wood and payed for her safe return, to give the parents some peace,” said Favel. “And that’s never going to happen until they find her.”

Tina Fontaine was reported missing on Aug. 9, 2014 and was last seen in downtown Winnipeg a day before.

A few days later on Aug. 14, her body was found in the Red River near the Alexander Docks.

Raymond Joseph Cormier, 53, has been charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the death of Tina Fontaine.

Favel said she also continues to pray for the safe return of Thelma Krull and hopes by speaking out, her message provides some encouragement and peace to George and Melinda Wood.