Guelph city hall put on lockdown because of suspicious package, city says

KITCHENER -- The City of Guelph says that city hall was put on lockdown due to a suspicious package on Tuesday afternoon.

The city tweeted about the incident around 3 p.m., saying police were at the scene. Later Tuesday, officials sent another update saying the lockdown was due to a suspicious package. The tweet said police cleared the package from the scene.

City Hall was locked down earlier today due to a suspicious package. Guelph Police have cleared the package and City Hall will re-open tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8:30 a.m. There is no further info available at this time.

— City of Guelph (@cityofguelph) September 15, 2020

By 3:50 p.m., city staff told CTV Kitchener that the issue was resolved, and that city hall would stay closed for the rest of the day.

It will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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  Guelph city hall seen on Sept. 15, 2020. (Stephanie Villella / CTV Kitchener)