School lockdowns lifted after call about armed man proves to be false alarm

Some schools in northeast Saskatoon went into what police called “a perimeter lockdown” Friday morning after reports of a man carrying a gun.

Police subsequently deemed the call to be a false alarm, saying in a release the man was “in a position authorized to carry a firearm.” The lockdowns of the schools were subsequently lifted.

According to police, officers responded at about 9 a.m., to the area of Kloppenburg Way near Kloppenburg Link after the call came in.

Police said nearby schools were immediately placed into a perimeter lockdown. The police release didn’t identify the schools, but Sylvia Fedoruk School and St. Nicholas Catholic School are in the vicinity.