Operations at Billy Bishop Airport were suspended Saturday afternoon due to a suspicious package, Toronto police say.
Police say they were called shortly before 4 p.m. ET to the Toronto Island Airport Ferry Terminal to investigate a suspicious package on the mainland.
In a tweet, police say the area is being evacuated and all airport operations have been suspended.
Police say the service’s emergency disposal unit is at the scene.
A spokesperson for Toronto’s paramedic services said there were no injuries at the scene, but they are standing by to support police if needed.
A training exercise was held at the airport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to test protocols, procedures, communications and planning for emergency and security-related incidents. But a spokesperson with Toronto police told CBC News the suspension of airport operations is unrelated to the exercises.
Lake Shore Boulevard West is closed from Strachan Avenue to Dan Leckie Way. Bathurst Street is also blocked from Bruyeres Mews to the lake, and Queens Quay is blocked from Dan Leckie Way to Stadium Road.
POLICE INVESTIGATION: UPDATE<br>Billy Bishop Airport Ferry Terminal<br>- Everyone is asked to stay out of the area<br>ROAD CLOSURES: Lake Shore from Strachan to Dan Leckie, Bathurst from Bruyeres Mews to the Lake, Queens Quay from Dan Leckie to Stadium <a href=”https://twitter.com/TTCnotices?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@TTCnotices</a><br>^lb
—@TPSOperations