Midland high school placed in hold and secure during nearby police investigation
On Wednesday morning, residents took it to social media after noticing an increase in police activity in a residential area of Midland.
Just after 9 a.m., Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers responded to an area along Frazer Drive.
Police closed the road in the area of Frazer Drive between Rose Crescent and Park Avenue for the investigation.
Around 10 a.m., Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board was notified about the investigation. As a result of the situation, St. Theresa’s Catholic High School was placed into a hold and secure.
- Download the CTV News app to get local alerts on your device
- Get the latest local updates sent to your email inbox
During a hold and secure, students and staff continue their school day indoors as usual, but no one is permitted to enter or exit the building.
Police say the incident is not a threat to public safety but investigators urged residents to avoid the area.
Detachment officers were being assisted at the scene by members of the OPP Emergency Response Team, Canine and Crime Unit.
Shortly before 2 p.m., police confirmed they were clearing the area and the hold and secure at the high school had been lifted.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
W5 Investigates Car security investigation: How W5 'stole' a car using a device we ordered online
In part two of a three-part series into how thieves are able to drive off with modern vehicles so easily, CTV W5 correspondent Jon Woodward uses a device flagged by police to easily clone a car key.
Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax, the families announced Thursday.
South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response
After losing the White House and both houses of Congress, Democrats are grappling with how to handle transgender politics and policy following a campaign that featured withering and often misleading GOP attacks on the issue.
EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices
European Union regulators issued their first antitrust fine to Facebook parent Meta on Thursday with a penalty of nearly 800 million euros for what they call 'abusive practices' involving its Marketplace online classified ads business.
B.C. Realtors fined $200K for failure to disclose relevant information to clients
Two B.C. real estate agents have been fined a combined total of more than $200,000 for professional misconduct they committed during the sale of a waterfront property on the Sunshine Coast in 2017.
India's 'most wanted terrorist' arrested in Canada
One of India's most wanted terrorists has been arrested and charged in connection with a recent alleged shooting in Ontario.
Some Scotiabank users facing 'intermittent' access to banking days after scheduled maintenance
Scotiabank users say they are having issues using their bank’s services following a scheduled maintenance period that ended days ago.
A look at how much mail Canada Post delivers, amid a strike notice
Amid a potential postal worker strike, here’s a look at how many letters and parcels the corporation delivers and how those numbers have changed in the internet age.