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By Mike Vanden Bosch

For the 2nd day in a row, threats directed at Lower Mainland schools

Feb 5, 2026 | 11:39 AM

LOWER MAINLAND – For the second day in a row, police are investigating threats targeting schools in B.C.’s Lower Mainland.

According to a statement from Sergeant Adriana O’Malley, Coquitlam RCMP media relations officer, police in Coquitlam received additional alleged threats Thursday morning toward schools in the Coquitlam School District. The affected schools initiated their hold and secure protocols, and officers attended to ensure the safety and security of staff and students.

Coquitlam Mounties say they are working tirelessly to investigate these incidents with the safety and security of the community being of the utmost importance.

“We recognize incidents of this nature can be concerning to our community and can have an impact on the sense of safety and security. We want to assure you we are working collaboratively with the School District as well as the affected schools to address these ongoing incidents” said Sgt. O’Malley. “Our investigators are working around the clock to advance these investigations and identify those involved.”

Coquitlam RCMP and the Coquitlam School District say they are working collaboratively and remain in close, ongoing communication.

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Just yesterday, a number of schools in B.C.’s Lower Mainland were placed on hold and secure on Wednesday after receiving “multiple” threats, which RCMP say were later discounted.

Insp. Veronica Fox, with the RCMP in Coquitlam, says they took the threats very seriously and are trying to identify any connections between calls made to schools in both Coquitlam and neighbouring Port Coquitlam.

She says the threats were made by phone but they were found to be not credible.

When asked if the threats were a type of swatting — referring to calls to police to set off a response to fake threats — Fox says they are still trying to identify where the calls came from.

Police in Port Moody say they are investigating a similar incident at an elementary school, which was also briefly placed on a hold and secure.

All of the affected schools have been cleared, although Fox says the threats have led to fears about public safety.