(Updated) – Roads Re-opened: Suspicious Package Prompts Evacuations and Road Closures in Guelph’s North End

Update:

Police have reopened several roads in the north end, including a segment of Woodlawn Road, after investigating a suspicious package on Tuesday morning.

The roads were closed for nearly three hours.

According to a social media post by Guelph police, the package has been determined to be non-suspicious.

The investigation in the north end has been concluded and the package in question has been determined not to be suspicious. Roads are reopening. We thank the community for its patience. #Guelph pic.twitter.com/zMllf5Y2Vc

— Guelph Police Service (@GuelphPolice) April 23, 2024

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Several businesses have been evacuated, and multiple roads closed in Royal City on Tuesday morning as Guelph Police respond to a suspicious package in the city’s north end.

The focal point of the police investigation is the intersection of Woodlawn Road West and Silvercreek Parkway.

Employees from Canada Post, located on Woodlawn, have reported that their premises are among those evacuated.

Businesses within a 300-metre radius have been evacuated. Approximately 24 Canada Post employees are now assembled in the parking lot of the Splittsville bowling alley on Woodlawn. Entry to the plaza is only accessible from the north. 

*ROAD CLOSURES*
A number of streets in the north end have been closed for an ongoing investigation:
- Woodlawn Rd W from Dawson to the Hanlon
-Silvercreek Pkwy from Campbell to Fair
-Fair Rd from Silvercreek to Arrow
Several businesses in the area have been evacuated. #Guelph pic.twitter.com/TTDjkcU5Sy

— Guelph Police Service (@GuelphPolice) April 23, 2024