The following is the extent of information shared by RCMP at this time…
UPDATE 1: 1 p.m., March 30, 2023
RCMP and Chinook’s Edge School Division confirm the lockdown 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.
