People stand outside the new Emily Carr University of Art and Design campus in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday September 1, 2017. The university campus remains closed today following a small fire Saturday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Authorities have announced the arrest of a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»man in conjunction with an arson fire on the campus of Emily Carr University.
Nathan MacLeod, 40, was arrested on October 11, according to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Police Department. He has been remanded into custody and is expected to appear this morning in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Provincial Court.
MacLeod has been charged with two counts of break and enter and one count of arson for the incident that forced the school to cancel classes for over a week.
The blaze was spotted early in the morning of Oct. 5, after the suspected break-in.
According to the school, there was limited damage from the fire and the sprinkler system.
During the course of the clean-up, safety concerns prompted the school to extend the cancellation of classes until Tues. Oct. 15.
The university, founded in 1925 and granted university status in 2008, is the only post-secondary institution in B.C. dedicated solely to professional education and learning in the arts, media and design.
Almost 2,000 students are currently enrolled in courses leading to bachelors or masters degrees, while about the same number of full- and part-time students are in the certificate and continuing studies programs.
Anyone with information about the break-in and arson is asked to contact the VPD’s Major Crime Section at 604-717-2541 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
- with files from the Canadian Press
