Close X
Saturday, November 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

Three Vancouver Island High Schools Closed As RCMP Find Unspecified Safety Issue

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Jan, 2018 11:31 AM
  • Three Vancouver Island High Schools Closed As RCMP Find Unspecified Safety Issue
COMOX, B.C. — Half of the high schools in a Vancouver Island school district have been closed as an RCMP investigation is underway.
 
 
A news release posted by the Comox Valley School District says Mark R. Isfeld, G.P. Vanier and Highland secondaries did not open Thursday morning, following nsotification from police that one of the schools is not safe.
 
 
School is open as usual at the area's three other high schools, and the district says it is working with police, but adds that its own findings prompted it to close the schools to ensure the safety of students and staff.
 
 
The release says it cannot provide information about the "danger or hazard." 
 
 
It says RCMP identified the issue, but a spokesperson from the force has not responded to a request for comment.
 
 
The school district says it will provide more information when it becomes available and officials are confident in the district's threat identification process.
 
 
"The system that led the RCMP to their findings and then to swiftly and efficiently notify School District 71 is very effective. It is because of this close working relationship and the efficacy by which our reporting system operates, that allowed us to act promptly and make decisions," the release says. 

MORE National ARTICLES

Metro Vancouver Transit Police Looking For Suspect Who Allegedly Threatened Passenger With Scissors

Metro Vancouver Transit Police Looking For Suspect Who Allegedly Threatened Passenger With Scissors
Metro Vancouver Transit Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly threatened a SkyTrain passenger with a pair of scissors.

Metro Vancouver Transit Police Looking For Suspect Who Allegedly Threatened Passenger With Scissors

Richmond RCMP Looking For Witnesses To Pedestrian Accident

Richmond RCMP Looking For Witnesses To Pedestrian Accident
The driver, a 53 year old male from Richmond, remained on scene and is cooperating with police.

Richmond RCMP Looking For Witnesses To Pedestrian Accident

Elderly Man Assaulted Outside Vancouver Costco Dies Of His Injuries

Elderly Man Assaulted Outside Vancouver Costco Dies Of His Injuries
An 86-year-old Vancouver man has died as the result of an assault on December 20, that happened just outside of the Costco in downtown Vancouver.

Elderly Man Assaulted Outside Vancouver Costco Dies Of His Injuries

Leading Canadian Wireless Telecom Company Invites Applications For Authorized Dealerships In Surrey

Leading Canadian Wireless Telecom Company Invites Applications For Authorized Dealerships In Surrey
A leading Canadian telecom company with over 9 million subscribers across Canada is inviting you to become an authorized dealer in the Surrey area. 

Leading Canadian Wireless Telecom Company Invites Applications For Authorized Dealerships In Surrey

Leading Canadian Wireless Telecom Company Invites Applications For Authorized Dealerships In Surrey

Leading Canadian Wireless Telecom Company Invites Applications For Authorized Dealerships In Surrey
A leading Canadian telecom company with over 9 million subscribers across Canada is inviting you to become an authorized dealer in the Surrey area. 

Leading Canadian Wireless Telecom Company Invites Applications For Authorized Dealerships In Surrey

Political Leaders Set Tone For Party On Sexual Misconduct: Jagmeet Singh

Political Leaders Set Tone For Party On Sexual Misconduct: Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has personally discussed the issue of sexual misconduct with his caucus, and that his party has a zero-tolerance policy for such behaviour.

Political Leaders Set Tone For Party On Sexual Misconduct: Jagmeet Singh