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Canada Games Centre reopens after bomb threat

The facility was closed early Friday afternoon, after what RCMP describe as a bomb threat. The building was inspected and police gave the all-clear a few hours later.

Building was emptied out early Friday afternoon, was reopened a few hours later

The Canada Games Centre in Whitehorse. (Vic Istchenko/CBC)

The Canada Games Centre reopened late Friday afternoon, after being given the all-clear by policewho investigated a bomb threat.

The facility was evacuated in the early afternoon. Police had initially referred to a "potential threat."

RCMP later confirmed that a bomb threat had been found in the form of a written note, inside the building. It was found by staff of the facilitywho then notified police.

Parents were asked to pick up their children at the playroom, while others had to vacate thepool or clear offthe ice.

Durand Cornett was in the middle of a hockey game when a rink attendant came and interrupted.

"We got pulled off the ice. We had four minutes left in our hockey game," he said. "It wasn't much of a rush to get out or anything, but people eventually were escorted out."

RCMPthen inspected the building and its perimeter, with help of an explosivesdisposal unit. At about 4 p.m., they declared the building to be clear of any threat.

The facility was reopened about an hour later.

Police are still investigating the origin of the threat.

Police had blocked off the entrance to the facility early Friday afternoon. (Vic Istchenko/CBC)

Corrections

  • An earlier version of this story said the bomb threat had been phoned in to the Canada Games Centre. In fact, it was found in the form of a written note inside the building.
    Feb 24, 2017 9:48 PM CT