Specialized RCMP unit deems ‘suspicious item’ safe

Ottawa unit responds Saturday to investigate ‘suspicious item’ in Tundra Ridge

Iqaluit RCMP investigate a “suspicious item” at a home in Tundra Ridge Saturday. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

By Nunatsiaq News

A specialized RCMP unit from Ottawa examined a suspicious item and deemed it safe Saturday evening, the Nunavut RCMP said on Facebook.

On Saturday afternoon, police blocked off a portion of a street in the Tundra Ridge neighbourhood to investigate what was described as a “suspicious item.”

The police reported the investigation around 2 p.m.

By 5:30 p.m., two police vehicles had closed the road to traffic and were guarding a taped-off area around a house on Ukaliq Street.

The Iqaluit RCMP detachment called in a unit from Ottawa whose officers examined the item and confirmed it was safe, the police said in an update on Facebook late Saturday night.

Police then left the area and reopened the road.

The Iqaluit RCMP social media posts did not say what the item was or which unit from Ottawa had responded.

An RCMP spokesperson could not be reached on Sunday morning to provide more information about the incident or to say if any arrests were made.

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(11) Comments:

  1. Posted by Curious on

    Live in tundra valley. Would really appreciate what the item was being disclosed. We all wanna know.

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    • Posted by Toby on

      They will never tell you because the answer would make them look foolish.

      Like that thing that was shot down over the northern Yukon. They didn’t tell us what that was either.

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    • Posted by John WP Murphy on

      It’s safe that is all that matters. Don’t worry your little head about it.

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      • Posted by Jamesie on

        They say something they won’t reveal was safe.
        Always question authority, John.

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        • Posted by V for Venti on

          John is a conservative, it really shows in this comment too. Complete deference to authority, contempt for the those who would question.

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          • Posted by And, What’s the Point? on

            You write as if it is bad to be conservative.

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            • Posted by V for Venti on

              It’s not “bad” to be conservative, but conservatism has certain general features you can notice if paying attention.

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          • Posted by Huh? on

            Contempt for authority is no longer a right or left type of thing. Just look at the covid vaccine or the Freedumb Convoy. That was the right questioning authority.

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    • Posted by Anaanamous on

      I’m sure if he was neighbour he’d be asking all around what’s going on. Then blame the rcmp for not putting enough info out there. lol

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