Collingwood's Ontario Provincial Police locked up five south-end schools this morning as a safety precaution while responding to an incident in the area.
The hold-and-secure order has since been lifted and police say the incident is resolved while the investigation continues.
Const. Trevor McKean said police were called to an incident off-school property and issued a hold-and-secure order for Collingwood Collegiate Institute, Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School, St. Mary's Catholic School, Elementary School Catholic Notre-Dame-De-La-Huronie, and Admiral Elementary school.
McKean said the order lasted approximately ten minutes.
The incident has now been resolved, and McKean confirmed there's no risk to the public.
#CwoodOPP investigated an incident in the South end @TownCollingwood earlier this morning. Due to the proximity to some local schools & out of an abundance of caution some schools were asked to go into “Hold & Secure”. The incident resolved quickly and the Hold was lifted. ^tm pic.twitter.com/hVaVMpZ9lW
— OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) November 1, 2023
More to come.
