Police on Vancouver Island say they have arrested a suspect after a suspicious fire at a home in Sidney.
R-C-M-P say officers responded just before 2 p-m yesterday. They say the blaze required a response from the North Saanich, Sidney and Central Saanich Fire Departments.
One suspect was arrested at the scene along Lochside Drive and the Mounties are asking anyone with information to contact them.
Specialized units from the Lower Mainland were called to inspect the item and the airport was closed for several hours out of an abundance of caution.
The Canadian mining company says search crews will continue to work at full capacity. Trevali said last week that rescue workers reached a refuge 570 metres below ground, but found no one inside.
Mounties say in a statement they believe the man drowned while swimming in Long Lake this weekend. They say the man's family told officers he went for a swim around 6 p.m. Sunday and they called police when he hadn't returned the next morning.
Hamm is described as a male, 5’10, 170lbs, with black greying curly hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black jacket, blue shirt, jeans and dark runners with white soles.
The airport shared the information via a series of tweets but has not described the nature of the police incident.
The man approached the child on foot and propositioned them on a date. During the conversation, the suspect requested that they keep their meeting a secret. The suspect then departed on foot.