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At least five Winnipeg schools have been targeted with threats, including shooting threats, in the last two weeks, including two on Friday that are being investigated by Winnipeg police major crimes unit.
Garden City Collegiate, part of the Seven Oaks School Division in northwest Winnipeg, was the target of one of the most recent threats.
In a letter sent to parents on Friday, principal Howard Kowalchuk advised families that graffiti found written in a school bathroom that afternoon included a shooting threat against the Grade 9-12 school for Tuesday.
All threats are taken seriously and Winnipeg police were notified immediately, the letter said.
An investigation remains open as police work to determine the credibility of the threat, and students, staff and parents should expect an email update over the long weekend, said Kowalchuk’s letter.
Bernie Wolfe School was evacuated on Feb. 4 after reports of a threat. (Gary Solilak/CBC)
A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Police Service told CBC News they were alerted of the threat on Friday morning and the major crimes unit is investigating.
Police are also looking into an online threat made against another school in the 400 block of Parr Street, near Mountain Avenue in the city’s North End.
The spokesperson said police became aware of the threat on Friday morning, and as a precaution, officers stayed on scene until classes ended.
Police said the school also initiated a hold-and-secure protocol and parents were advised of the situation.
At least three other schools in Winnipeg have received threats this month.
Police arrested a youth after threats were made involving a school in the 400 block of Flora Avenue, near Salter Street, on Feb. 3.
On Feb. 4, Bernie Wolfe elementary school in the Transcona area was evacuated due to a threat just as classes were about to begin.
Days later, a shooting threat posted on Facebook forced St. John’s High School to cancel classes on Feb. 9.
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