— A special prosecutor in British Columbia has approved the application to have a senior municipal official in Nanaimo bound by the terms of a peace bond, the province’s prosecution service said Thursday. Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay has said he was contacted on Jan. 31 by the RCMP about alleged verbal threats made against him and another councillor. A separate investigation by a special prosecutor into allegations involving the city council ended in October without charges being laid. At the time, the prosecution service said the matter related to an unnamed councillor who was arrested and released on conditions, but the issue was resolved without the need for court proceedings. In December, the city dropped a lawsuit against McKay, who councillors accused of leaking confidential information to an employee.

Source: National Post March 22, 2018 19:30 UTC