KENORA — Provincial police say a family that found needles in Halloween candy in Kenora last week was an isolated incident.
On Nov. 1, a post to social media stated that needles were found in a Coffee Crisp, a Kit Kat and a Mars chocolate candy bar. It happened after trick-or-treating in the South Park neighbourhood area and on Valley Drive.
Jennifer Boisvert said that her granddaughter found a needle and brought the candy to her, which she took a photo of and posted to Facebook.
“She had a friend over … she brought her candy over and they found one in her candy as well,” Boisvert continued, specifying that a fourth needle was found in another Coffee Crisp as well.
“I can’t understand why somebody would want to hurt a child on this kind of day for them,” said Boisvert.
“It’s very important for every adult, mother and father and grandparents to check their kids’ candy — it’s very scary. I could have probably lost my granddaughter if she never saw those.”
A spokesperson for the OPP confirmed that the candy was reported and that an investigation determined it had been the only report of allegedly tampered-with Halloween candy in the city.
“Parents are always encouraged to look through the many items children collected during their Halloween activities,” the OPP told Newswatch.
“If any other similar issues arise in the coming days, we recommend contacting the Kenora OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122.”
