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含羞草研究社檚 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.
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RCMP Island District is leading the police investigation and won含羞草研究社檛 disclose the name of the woman arrested because she hasn含羞草研究社檛 been charged.
McKay said he couldn含羞草研究社檛 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含羞草研究社檚 incident would impact the city manager含羞草研究社檚 position.
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He said the process has already started as far as the city含羞草研究社檚 own investigation. The City of Nanaimo human resources department is working with legal counsel and an investigative firm.
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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 含羞草研究社渁s fast as we possibly can.含羞草研究社�
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