By The Canadian Press

73-year-old Whitehorse man arrested in relation to Port Alice mail bomb

Sep 14, 2018 | 5:08 PM

WHITEHORSE — Police have arrested a 73-year-old Whitehorse man in relation to a mail bombing in Port Alice, B.C., earlier this week.

Whitehorse RCMP made the arrest Thursday and also asked residents of an apartment building to evacuate while they conducted a search, “out of an abundance of caution.”

Residents were allowed to return home later that evening.

On Sept. 11, an explosion injured a retired pulp mill worker when a mail bomb went off after he opened a package at his home.

Shannon MacGregor drove her neighbour, Roger Nepper to the local clinic after she saw smoke coming from his house as returned home from grocery shopping.

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Deputy Mayor Bruce Lloyd said Nepper is in his mid 60s and a former local boxing coach.

The Canadian Press