On May 14 at approximately 5:00 p.m., a Fernie man working in his backyard on the 1200th block of 2nd Avenue, dug up what appeared to be a world war-era hand grenade.
The man immediately informed the RCMP, who upon arriving, confirmed it appeared to be a vintage explosive. The RCMP cordoned off the area, evacuated the house and contacted the Canadian Armed Forces Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU).
Since
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