It’s not the way some residents of Spragge thought they would be spending Easter weekend. Late Good Friday afternoon residents were forced to leave their homes when explosives were found on a vacant property. They were evacuated as a precaution and were let back in their homes in the evening. However they again had to leave their homes on Saturday while a bomb squad disposed of the explosives. OPP don’t know how the explosives found their way to the site. They say the amount was significant.
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Explosives found on vacant property in Spragge
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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