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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Agassiz, BC, January 28, 2007 - Mountain Institution is currently locked down. Yesterday afternoon (January 27), food services staff discovered that the blades from two kitchen knives had been snapped off and were missing.

Security staff are currently conducting an institutional search for the missing knife blades. All visits to the institution have been cancelled until the search is concluded.

Mountain Institution is a federal medium-security institution located 120 kilometers east of Vancouver. The institution currently houses 435 inmates.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Brenda Lamm
Assistant Warden Management Services
Mountain Institution
(604) 796-1438