RCMP recover large quantity of explosives – Remember, don’t touch!
EDMONTON- Explosives and detonators that are not disposed of properly are extremely dangerous and surprisingly common on Alberta properties.
Historic rules gave Alberta farmers easy access to dynamite and as a result there is a large quantity of explosives that remain forgotten on properties.
From November 2017 to October 2018 the RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU) recovered a substantial amount of commercial explosives:
– 25 kilograms of Geogel
– 205 sticks of dynamite
– eight slurry explosives
– 233 detonators
– 2½ rolls (approximately 750 metres long) of detonator cord
– one bag of cordite (from Second World War)