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Doors locked at Nanaimo schools Thursday after report of armed male

Nanaimo’s John Barsby High School and Georgia Avenue Elementary went into a precautionary hold-and-secure procedure for about 40 minutes Thursday after a report of a male seen in the area with a number of weapons.
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Nanaimo’s John Barsby High School and Georgia Avenue Elementary went into a precautionary hold-and-secure procedure for about 40 minutes Thursday after a report of a male seen in the area with a number of weapons.

The male and two other males were located and taken into custody about 2:40 p.m., and had no weapons with them. They were released but the police are continuing their investigation.

In a hold-and-secure, all entry doors are locked and school activities go on as normal.