The City of Nanaimo has launched an internal investigation following threats made at city hall last week.
The incident, which happened last Wednesday night, resulted in a woman乌鸦传媒檚 arrest after threats were made against the mayor and a city councillor.
Mayor Bill McKay said he received a call from RCMP that night advising him of a death threat.
乌鸦传媒淭he superintendent advised me that there had been an incident at city hall and that there乌鸦传媒檇 been threats uttered against myself and councillor [Diane] Brennan,乌鸦传媒� said McKay.
乌鸦传媒淚 won乌鸦传媒檛 be the first politician that乌鸦传媒檚 had death threats against them, however, you have to consider the source, you have to consider the risk to you.乌鸦传媒�
RCMP Island District is leading the police investigation and won乌鸦传媒檛 disclose the name of the woman arrested because she hasn乌鸦传媒檛 been charged.
McKay said he couldn乌鸦传媒檛 confirm or deny that it was chief administrative officer Tracy Samra arrested, but she was not in her office on Monday. He is still unsure how last week乌鸦传媒檚 incident would impact the city manager乌鸦传媒檚 position.
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The mayor said there were city staff members at city hall who witnessed Wednesday乌鸦传媒檚 incident, 乌鸦传媒渁nd I am very concerned for them, because apparently it wasn乌鸦传媒檛 very pretty.乌鸦传媒�
He said the process has already started as far as the city乌鸦传媒檚 own investigation. The City of Nanaimo human resources department is working with legal counsel and an investigative firm.
乌鸦传媒淏ased on Worksafe regulations, violence in the workplace regulations, we have to cover that off,乌鸦传媒� McKay said.
He provided other members of city council with all the information he had on Thursday morning, and then updated them later Thursday and again on Friday. McKay said he looks forward to getting the internal investigation completed 乌鸦传媒渁s fast as we possibly can.乌鸦传媒�
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