Memorial Evacuated Again

by Dave DesveauxNovember 23, 2017

Memorial High in Sydney Mines was evacuated once again yesterday after someone set off another smoke bomb in the school.

Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board spokesperson Michelle MacLeod says there was only minimal damage and classes are scheduled to resume today.

The school was also evacuated on Tuesday, and that followed a number of other incidents earlier this month.

The smoke bombs used in earlier incidents at the school were similar to one that caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage at the North Sydney Walmart on November 6th.

There’s speculation some of the incidents involved marine flares that were recently stolen from a business in North Sydney.

The flares that were left at the property have since been removed.

Dave Desveaux

Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.

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