Mayor of Grand Valley aids search for missing Kaden Young

Volunteers are out in full force this weekend as the search formissing three-year-old Kaden Young continues, and the mayor of Grand Valley has been doing his part to help.

Steve Soloman, mayor of Grand Valley,told CBCNews on Saturday he'sbeen going out every day he can to search areas along theGrand River.

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"I go out because I feel like I should do something too," said Soloman.

"He needs to be found. I hope I can help do that."

The mayor said he hopes to search withKaden's grandfather, who has a submersible drone,again this weekend. Solomon says he's alsoworking with staff to bring in boats to help with the search.

Volunteers continued the search Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Solomansaid he plans to search until Saturday evening.

Petition for guard rail

Kaden went missing in the Grand River just before 1 a.m. on Feb. 21 as the van his mother was driving got caught in floodwaters over the road near their home in Waldemar, west of Orangeville.

His mother, Michelle Hanson, tried to get her son out of the van, but he was ripped from her arms by the force of the water.

In light of the continued effort to find Kaden, one woman has started a petition that calls fora guard rail on 10th Line, north of the Station Street bridge.

"In hopes of ensuring public safety and restricting vehicles or persons from entering the Grand River from this spot," the petition,created byKelly Trombley-Robinson, reads.

The petition calls for 10,000 signatures. By Saturday afternoon, over 300 people signed the petition.

Trombley-Robinsonsaid in a Facebook post she will be collecting signatures over the nextfew days. She aims to then take the petition to her citycouncil on March 8.

Blue ribbons

The city of Cambridge has givenasmall group of volunteers permission to tie blue ribbons along the Grand River to show support for Kaden'sfamily.

"Those of us that are unable to assist in the search forKadenfeel that we needed to do something," the post reads.

"We want his family to know that we are thinking of them during this difficult time."

Volunteers will be outtying ribbons to trees along the Grand River in the Galt area ofCambridge, Ont.

They will start at the Ferguson Cottage at 11 a.m. on Sunday.