An incident near the Aurora Ford has caused police to shut down a 200 metre stretch of road on Bristol Road from the dealership and Summit Air to Berry Street.
Rob Davidson, an employee of the Back River Project – Sabina Mine, said he and his colleagues were told to evacuate their building. They have been standing outside since 9:45 a.m., and were by told by RCMP this could take a while.
Police pulled down caution tape and cleared the area at 11:45 a.m.
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