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The RCMP is helping people who want to evacuate after an old military munition was discovered in the St. George’s area and turned over to police on Wednesday.
Police helped people voluntarily evacuate
CBC News · Posted: May 28, 2026 6:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: 35 minutes ago
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The RCMP says it is “proceeding with an abundance of caution.” (RCMP)
The RCMP is helping people who want to evacuate after a “historic military munition” was discovered in the St. George’s area and turned over to police on Wednesday.
Experts with the national defence department will come to the province “as soon as possible” and dispose of the item, the RCMP said in a news release. In the meantime, police say the item is secured and will be “continuously monitored.”
In a Facebook post Wednesday night, RCMP say they were going door-to-door near Oregon Drive in Stephenville, where the item is being stored. Police say they warned people about the risk, and are helping them voluntarily evacuate.
The RCMP says it is “proceeding with an abundance of caution.”
The detachment in Stephenville is closed to the public.
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