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WATCH: A Calgary police investigation was underway at the Olympia Motel and Lodge for much of Friday afternoon. Gary Bobrovits reports live from the scene – Dec 29, 2017

Calgary police investigators were at the Olympia Motel and Lodge in the city’s northwest for much of Friday afternoon.

Police were called to the motel on 16 Avenue near Home Road at about 12:30 p.m.

Officers were seen going in and out of one of the rooms — which was taped off — throughout the afternoon and at least one police car could be seen in the parking lot.

A hotel at the Olympia Motel and Lodge is seen taped off on Dec. 29. Gary Bobrovitz/Global News

A blue dumpster covered by a tarp, which was right outside the room officers were entering, was being towed away by police just after 4:30 p.m.

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A mattress wrapped in a tarp was also seen being taken away on a flatbed truck.

A dumpster is seen on a flatbed to be towed away from outside the Olympia Motel and Lodge on Dec. 29. Gary Bobrovitz/Global News
A mattress wrapped in a tarp is seen being taken away from the Olympia Motel and Lodge on Dec. 29. Gary Bobrotvitz/Global News

Police said officers were called to the scene for a check on welfare.

A spokesperson told Global News it’s too early to say whether the investigation is related to the discovery of the body of a newborn found on Christmas Eve in the community of Bowness and there is nothing to connect the two at this time.

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By 6:30 p.m. Friday, police were preparing to leave the scene.

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