UPDATE: RCMP not able to substantiate presence of gun near Sylvan Lake school

“In today’s day and age, RCMP, schools and everyone is in the position where anything involving threats, guns or weapons in a school has to be taken very seriously,” says Savinkoff. “We as an organization have to ensure all protocols are used to ensure the safety of all students. Anything involving weapons or threats in a school, people need to be aware that’s not a minor thing.”

UPDATE 1: 1 p.m., March 30, 2023

RCMP and Chinook’s Edge School Division confirm the lock down is over.

Charges are pending against one male youth, who has been taken into custody, RCMP say.

There is no longer a threat to the community, say RCMP.

“We sent messaging home to parents indicating that, if any student was uncomfortable during the process, we have access for them to see a family school wellness worker,” says Kurt Sacher, Chinook’s Edge superintendent.

More to come…

ORIGINAL – 11:53 a.m., March 30, 2023

DEVELOPING: Sylvan Lake RCMP say that as of 11:53 a.m. on Thursday, they are responding and on-scene after reports of a male with a gun in the vicinity of H. J. Cody School in Sylvan Lake.

As a result, the school is currently in a “lock down” status. There are no reports of injuries, police say.

A release with additional details is anticipated.

This incident comes just a few weeks after another threat RCMP responded to, involving a Sylvan Lake school.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

UPDATE: RCMP not able to substantiate presence of gun near Sylvan Lake school

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