On June 16, 2025, at 9:20 am, Cranberry Portage RCMP received a report of a suspicious device found within a dorm room located at an educational facility in Cranberry Portage.
Staff members were on site preparing for the return of students, who had been evacuated from the community since May 31, when they made the discovery.
The device was described to police as a metal pipe with tape and resembled a pipe bomb.
The RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU) attended to the scene and examined the device which was subsequently taken to a remote location and safely destroyed.
The device was found not to contain any explosive material.
Cranberry Portage RCMP continue to investigate.
