Police cordon off a home at Cameron Avenue from Ross Road to Westgate Road as they wait for the RCMP bomb squad to arrive to West Kelowna. (Dave Oglivie/Contributed)

RCMP bomb squad en route to West Kelowna home

A possible explosive device was found in the basement of a home in West Kelowna

  • Aug. 1, 2021 12:00 a.m.
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Police have cordoned off Cameron Avenue from Ross Road to Westgate Road due to a possible explosive device in a basement of a home in the area.

Police responded to reports of a possible explosive device at 1:50 p.m. The RCMP bomb squad is on their way from Vancouver to dispose of the device.

More to come.

READ MORE: Explosive device found at Pandosy Street and KLO Road in Kelowna

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