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“Undisclosed threat”: all Catholic schools in Niagara Region under hold-and-secure order

TORONTO – All schools in the Niagara Catholic District School Board (NCDSB) are under a hold-and-secure order following an undisclosed threat. In a tweet posted at 12:13 pm., the Niagara Regional Police Service advised parents and guardians that an “unidentified individual contacted the Board with a threat to an unidentified Niagara catholic school”.

“The health, safety, and well-being of our students and staff are our top priority. Out of an abundance of caution, the Board placed all schools in hold and secure while police investigate,” the board wrote (here below is the tweet by @niagaracatholic).

Parents are being asked to not pick up their children from school. In the NCDSB schools there are about 20 thousand students. Any updates will be provided through School Messenger, NCDSB said. 

Oakville North–Burlington: an ethnically diverse region


Created in 2015, the provincial electoral district of Oakville North–Burlington encompasses part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, including a portion of the Town of Oakville and part of the City of Burlington.

As of 2016, the riding had a population of 129,080 and is home to a number of culturally diverse ethnic groups. Italians, at 10% of the district population, are one of the largest cultural groups with 12,330 residents living in the constituency.