Mounties armed with carbine rifles were temporarily on guard outside the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) building in Inuvik last week after threats were allegedly directed at IRC employees, Inuvik Drum has learned.

An editor at the SA国际影视传媒 office in Yellowknife, which publishes the Drum, contacted on Monday, Jan. 14, after receiving a phone call from a man who allegedly directed threats toward the employees.

SA国际影视传媒淚nuvik officers attended the IRC office as a precaution until the male could be located and arrested,SA国际影视传媒� confirmed Cpl. Robert Frizzell.

Officers remained at the scene for two hours before the police apprehended the suspect around 6 p.m. Monday, an officer later told the editor who had called police.

SA国际影视传媒淏oth Yellowknife and Tuktoyaktuk () assisted in the investigation and officers located the male at his residence in Tuktoyaktuk and arrested him without incident,SA国际影视传媒� stated Frizzell in an email to the Drum.

The incident has prompted action from the IRC.

SA国际影视传媒淲e're stepping up security SA国际影视传媒� being aware,SA国际影视传媒� IRC spokesperson Peggy Jay told the Drum on Tuesday.

But with a busy schedule ahead of the 2019 IRC Chair Election, Jay said it's SA国际影视传媒渂usiness as usual,SA国际影视传媒� with SA国际影视传媒渁dded awareness.SA国际影视传媒�

Ernest Raymond, 48, of Tuktoyaktuk, has been charged with uttering threats. He was transported to Yellowknife where he was released on bail Jan. 18. A publication ban prevents any evidence, or reasons for his release, from being published.

Raymond is due to appear in territorial court in Yellowknife on Feb. 12.