False bomb threats close multiple facilities in PG and Vanderhoof
September 11, 2025 - Prince George, British Columbia
From: Prince George RCMP
Prince George and Vanderhoof RCMP were busy shortly before 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, as they investigated multiple bomb threats to facilities in each community.
The first call was received at the University Hospital of Northern B.C., with subsequent phone calls being received at assisted living facilities, one each in Prince George and Vanderhoof.
“Relevant protocols were enacted at the three locations while police officers conducted searches throughout the buildings. In conjunction with other investigational factors, we have determined the bomb threats to be both false and related to one another,” states Corporal Jen-
nifer Cooper, Meida Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.
It is believed there are no ongoing threats to public safety. These investigations remain ongoing.
If you have any information about this or any other criminal offence, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477 or online at www.northernbccrimestoppers.ca ( English only). You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers. If you provide information that leads to an arrest or recovery of stolen property, you could be eligible for a cash reward.
Contacts
Corporal Jennifer
Cooper
Media Relations Officer
Prince George RCMP
princegeorge_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca 250-561-3300
ANSWERS
ON PG 25
1. Who was the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?
2. What do you call a male turkey?
3. What is the official word for the sound of leaves and trees rustling in the wind?
4. Why do you see more large spiders around Halloween? What is the natural color of leaves?
1. The Egyptians
2. A gobbler
3. Psithurism (pronounced sith-yuh-riz-uhm)
4. Spiders that hatched in the spring have grown up and are now actively in their mating season!
5. Yellow and orange The green is produced thanks to chlorophyll
Answer on Pg. 34
We forage the fields collecting the harvest without making a sound. Who are we?
