Cégep de Rimouski closed its doors on Tuesday to support the Sûreté du Québec as it conducted a search for a missing person. Cégep Directeur Generale Julie Gasse told FLO FM that the missing individual, Eric Avon, is an instructor at the institution and the former coach of the cégep’s football program. While the provincial police asserted that there was no danger to the public, the cégep decided to close its doors for the day so that it could make its resources available to the police. Gasse added that students and staff have access to supports through the cégep’s internal communication platform Omnivox. Radio Canada states that several cégep students participated in the search Tuesday morning. The institution reopened on Wednesday.
