Police were asking the public to avoid Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday after a person found “explosive material” in their residence and attempted to deliver it to the West Shore RCMP detachment. Cpl. Nancy Saggar said West Shore RCMP received a call around 1:45 p.m. Saturday from someone who said they had found explosive material in their residence.
“The complainant placed the explosive material in their vehicle and advised they were driving to the West Shore detachment,” Saggar said in a statement.
Police directed the person to stop their vehicle, exit, and wait for assistance from a safe distance away, she said. “However, the complainant had already exited their vehicle and left the explosive material in the Veterans Memorial Park.”
Police secured the park, at Veterans Memorial Parkway and Goldstream Avenue, and called in RCMP’s Vancouver-based explosive disposal unit to handle the material.
The scene was calm on Saturday evening, with a couple and their dog walking on the sidewalk close to the police tape.
There is no risk to public safety as the area has been secured, Saggar said.
