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Georgian College's Barrie campus placed in lockdown (update: all clear)

This comes on the heels of another incident Tuesday morning at a south-end Barrie high school, but it's unclear if the two are related
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Georgian College's Barrie campus. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

Update: Shortly after 10 a.m., college president and CEO MaryLynn West-Moynes told a BarrieToday reporter at the scene that the all-clear had been given and the lockdown was lifted.
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Georgian College's Barrie campus has been placed in lockdown this morning. 

"Georgian College’s Barrie campus is in lockdown, however, we have no confirmed details we can share at this time," a college official told BarrieToday at 9:44 a.m.

Barrie police say officers are currently on scene, but were unable to provide more details.  

This comes on the heels of another incident Tuesday morning at a south-end high school, but it's unclear if the two are related. 

City police received a call around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, about a “threat to the school" at Bear Creek Secondary School on Red Oak Drive. That situation was given the all-clear after about 30 minutes, and students and staff returned to their regular school day. 

BarrieToday will have more information as it becomes available.