The Comox Valley RCMP are urging residents to avoid the area around Lake Trail Community School and Arden Elementary after police received a report of a man carrying a gun in the area Friday.
Just before 3 p.m., police said Lake Trail and several other nearby schools were placed in a hold-and-secure after RCMP received a report of a man carrying a long gun in a wooded area close by.An RCMP helicopter and police dogs have been called in to help search for the reported man.
A hold-and-secure means that all entrances to a school are locked, ad no one besides law enforcement can enter or leave the building. The procedure is activated if there is a security threat or criminal activity taking place outside of a school, according to School District 71 .Arden Elementary and Lake Trail Community School are currently in Hold and Secure protocols in response to an incident in the vicinity of the schools.
During a Hold and Secure, all entrance doors to the school are locked, with no one permitted in or out of the building.
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