National

School in Port Moody evacuated for police incident

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 08 Apr, 2021 07:31 PM

Students and staff were evacuated out of of École Moody Middle School in Port Moody due to a police incident Thursday morning.

PMPD officers are currently dealing with an incident at Moody Middle School. The school is secure; all teachers and students are safe. The investigation is in early stages. @ChiefFleugel @CityofPoMo pic.twitter.com/Fzq2ykmfA2
— Port Moody Police (@PortMoodyPD) April 8, 2021

No information has been provided as to why the staff and students were forced out and the police called in. Teachers and students were in the field and parents and guardians stayed away from the school during the incident.

About 12 police officers and a K-9 unit were at the school.

The incident has been resolved since and staff and students returned to the classroom at 10am.

The incident at Moody Middle School has been resolved. All students, teachers and staff are safe and back in school! Thank you everyone for your support and patience! @ChiefFleugel @CityofPoMo pic.twitter.com/jYF1mxf2yY
— Port Moody Police (@PortMoodyPD) April 8, 2021

Photo courtesy of Twitter Ecole Port Moody Middle School.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

PM to Freeland: Spend as needed until crisis ends

The detail is contained in updated mandate letters the Prime Minister's Office made public today, months after it reset the parliamentary agenda with a late-September throne speech.

PM to Freeland: Spend as needed until crisis ends

Canada says refugee COVID-19 vaccines offer hope

Since the pandemic, Canada has committed more than $1 billion to international efforts to buy vaccine doses for low- and middle-income countries.

Canada says refugee COVID-19 vaccines offer hope

Pfizer delaying vaccine deliveries to Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa was "working day in and day out to get vaccines delivered as quickly as possible" but acknowledged that Pfizer-BioNTech doses have been derailed in the short-term.

Pfizer delaying vaccine deliveries to Canada

B.C. has one case of South African COVID strain

Dr. Bonnie Henry says the person who contracted the South African variant had not travelled or had contact with anyone who did.

B.C. has one case of South African COVID strain

$2,300.00 fine issued after late night gathering at a business in West Vancouver

“We all have a responsibility to avoid unnecessary gatherings in order to slow the spread of Covid-19.” The 40-year-old host was issued a $2,300.00 fine for “Contravention of the Gatherings and Events Order.”