His family has spent the past month desperately searching for answers while navigating a new country and new languages.
Tian moved from China over the summer to join his mother, Sujing Nie, in Montreal.  According to Nie, her son was still acclimatizing to the city and does not speak English very well.
When Tian first disappeared, she feared she was lost and unable to communicate.
Speaking to CTV News through an interpreter Saturday, Ni described the past two weeks as unbearable.
“I’m too sad to sleep well,” she said.  “I take a break for a few minutes, wake up again. I’m very anxious.”
Tian’s routine in Montreal is steady, he said.  He went to his daily language classes at the YMCA on Stanley Street and knew his way around public transport — but never ventured outside his nearby neighborhood classes.

LAST ADMISSION IN OCTOBER. 17

Tian is of Chinese descent, is 1.8 meters (5’11”) tall, weighs 68 kilograms (150 lbs) and has black hair with black eyes.
He was last seen wearing a black denim coat, a black sweater and black and white sneakers.
On October 17, at the corner of Sherbrooke West Street and Cavendish Avenue in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grace (NDG) district, Tian and his family had dinner at a relative’s house.
According to Tricia Bartley — a community member who has volunteered her time to help Nie find her son — the family had just had dinner together at a relative’s house.
Tian left early to go study for a test.  He appears to have returned to his home on Melrose Avenue.  Signs show he was heating a cup of milk for his mother in the microwave when he arrived, which he usually did.
But Tian wasn’t there when his family returned home.
He left his ID and bank cards behind.  All he had was his cell phone, which is no longer traceable, probably because the battery died.
Police obtained surveillance camera footage showing a figure resembling Tian walking along the flyover above the St-Jacques overpass.
He has been missing since then.
Tian Feng was last seen on October 17, 2022. (Tricia Bartley/Facebook)

“THEY DESERVE ANSWERS”

On Monday, community members will gather at NDG to show their solidarity with Tian’s family.
The event is being organized by Tricia Bartley, who has grown close to the family in recent weeks.
“I tell them all the time, the community supports them. But I want them to see that the community is thinking of them and I want them to see that we live in a good community,” he told CTV News.
Bartley doesn’t share the same mother tongue as Nie — but pain is a “universal language,” she said — especially among mothers.
Bartley says it’s important to recognize that while Feng is 17, he’s still a child — and especially vulnerable given his newcomer status.
And this quality should not be an obstacle when it comes to finding him.
“[Tian’s family] they deserve answers.  They deserve to have their story told.”

title: “17 Year Old Feng Tian From Montreal Has Been Missing For Over 3 Weeks " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-31” author: “Gary Jones”

His family has spent the past month desperately searching for answers while navigating a new country and new languages.
Tian moved from China over the summer to join his mother, Sujing Nie, in Montreal.  According to Nie, her son was still acclimatizing to the city and does not speak English very well.
When Tian first disappeared, she feared she was lost and unable to communicate.
Speaking to CTV News through an interpreter Saturday, Ni described the past two weeks as unbearable.
“I’m too sad to sleep well,” she said.  “I take a break for a few minutes, wake up again. I’m very anxious.”
Tian’s routine in Montreal is steady, he said.  He went to his daily language classes at the YMCA on Stanley Street and knew his way around public transport — but never ventured outside his nearby neighborhood classes.

LAST ADMISSION IN OCTOBER. 17

Tian is of Chinese descent, is 1.8 meters (5’11”) tall, weighs 68 kilograms (150 lbs) and has black hair with black eyes.
He was last seen wearing a black denim coat, a black sweater and black and white sneakers.
On October 17, at the corner of Sherbrooke West Street and Cavendish Avenue in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grace (NDG) district, Tian and his family had dinner at a relative’s house.
According to Tricia Bartley — a community member who has volunteered her time to help Nie find her son — the family had just had dinner together at a relative’s house.
Tian left early to go study for a test.  He appears to have returned to his home on Melrose Avenue.  Signs show he was heating a cup of milk for his mother in the microwave when he arrived, which he usually did.
But Tian wasn’t there when his family returned home.
He left his ID and bank cards behind.  All he had was his cell phone, which is no longer traceable, probably because the battery died.
Police obtained surveillance camera footage showing a figure resembling Tian walking along the flyover above the St-Jacques overpass.
He has been missing since then.
Tian Feng was last seen on October 17, 2022. (Tricia Bartley/Facebook)

“THEY DESERVE ANSWERS”

On Monday, community members will gather at NDG to show their solidarity with Tian’s family.
The event is being organized by Tricia Bartley, who has grown close to the family in recent weeks.
“I tell them all the time, the community supports them. But I want them to see that the community is thinking of them and I want them to see that we live in a good community,” he told CTV News.
Bartley doesn’t share the same mother tongue as Nie — but pain is a “universal language,” she said — especially among mothers.
Bartley says it’s important to recognize that while Feng is 17, he’s still a child — and especially vulnerable given his newcomer status.
And this quality should not be an obstacle when it comes to finding him.
“[Tian’s family] they deserve answers.  They deserve to have their story told.”