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By James Peters

Bear Spray

Williams Lake school evacuated due to bear spray incident

May 10, 2024 | 11:58 AM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Columneetza Junior Secondary School in Williams Lake was evacuated Friday morning (May 10) after a bear spray incident.

In a news release, Insp. Rob Lake of the Williams Lake RCMP detachment says officers were called to the school at about 10:16 a.m. for the report that a student had hit another student with the spray.

Residual spray made its way into the school’s ventilation system, causing several other people to suffer from irritation to their eyes.

Emergency Health Services attended to treat those affected.

Meantime, the teen responsible for the incident fled the school. A nearby elementary school was put on hold-and-secure for cautionary reasons. That was lifted when the teen was eventually found and arrested.

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“We believe this to be a targeted incident and there is no further risk to the public,” said Lake.