Man charged with murder in Quesnel stabbing death

A 32-year-old Quesnel man is in custody and has been charged with murder in relation to a stabbing death in the community on Saturday. Kristopher Edward LeClair, 32, has also been charged with attempted murder.

RCMP were called to a Holborn Drive home where they found a 48-year-old man dead at the scene. A 52-year-old woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The victims’ names were not released but the suspect and the victims are known to each other, RCMP said.

LeClair later turned himself in to police and remained in custody as of Tuesday morning.

Nomination packages for civic elections available Friday

Nomination packages will be available starting this Friday for those interested in running for city council, school board or the regional district board of directors.

In all three races, the nomination period runs from Sept. 4-14 and the deadline to withdraw is Sept. 21. The campaign period begins Sept. 22 and the general voting day is on Oct. 20. Packages for regional district and school board will be available at the regional district office, 155 George St. and those for city council will be available at city hall, 1100 Patricia Blvd. VANCOUVER (CP) — More campfire bans are being imposed as the fire danger rating rises along with temperatures in British Columbia. Starting Thursday, campfires will be prohibited in the Kamloops Fire Centre, where the majority of B.C.’s wildfires are currently burning.

The Ministry of Forests has also limited burning on Haida Gwaii to small fires no more than half a metre high, as the archipelago experiences uncommonly dry conditions.

The latest bans come as Environment Canada heat warnings cover several areas of the province, including eastern Vancouver Island, several Interior districts and the northeast corner of B.C. In the Okanagan Valley, where several lightningcaused fires have been burning for a week, the emergency support centre in West Kelowna has closed down as evacuation orders were lifted.