**TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE NEWS RELEASE**

As a precautionary measure, and based on information received by the Timmins Police Service, Timmins High and Vocational School is currently engaged in a “lockdown”.
This measure is deemed necessary for the time being as a public safety.requirment. Appropriate police resources have been deployed to preserve the safety of the students and faculty. Concurrently, Investigative efforts are underway to determine the validity and extent of the elements of the reported matter
Additionally, Ecole Catholique Secondaire Theriault has adopted “Hold and Secure” measures until the original complaint has been determined to be factual or fictitious.

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