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Lac La Ronge school re-opened after lockdown

Oct 31, 2017 | 4:26 PM

Senator Myles Venne School of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band was locked down this afternoon after an incident on the school grounds.

According to the school’s Facebook page, RCMP responded to an incident at the school at roughly 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. Students witnessed a suspicious man with a possible weapon at the edge of the school’s baseball diamond.

The school was locked down as a precaution, and the La Ronge RCMP apprehended the individual without incident. The school was reopened at 2:50 p.m. 

 

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