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Suspected West Kelowna wildfire arsonist has been charged

Suspected West Kelowna wildfire arsonist has been charged | iNFOnews.ca
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Kelowna RCMP have charged and arrested the man suspected of trying to start a wildfire in West Kelowna on July 10.

A suspect was arrested at the time and released pending charges.

READ MORE: Suspected wildfire arsonist's release from custody last straw for Okanagan MLA

A Kelowna RCMP news release today, July 22, says the BC Prosecution Service approved a charge of arson.

Stephen Leader, 36, was arrested this morning, charged with arson, taken into custody and faced court this afternoon.

READ MORE: West Kelowna man arrested after allegedly trying to start wildfire

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Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics

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