PRINCE ALBERT - During Friday's daily wildfire briefing held in person in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said two people have been charged with setting wildfires.
The premier said most wildfires are human-caused, and some are intentional, adding the RCMP have charged individuals for allegedly starting fires in the Smeaton-Snowdon area and the "Ditch Fire" near La Ronge.
Related to the recent arson charges laid in Saskatchewan RCMP’s North District:
RCMP reported that on May 30, Waskesiu RCMP received a report of a suspicious fire in a rural area off of Highway 696. Investigation determined the fire was deliberately set. As a result of continued investigation, an 18-year-old woman from Montreal Lake Cree Nation is charged with one count, arson. She was scheduled to appear in court on Montreal Lake Cree Nation on June 5.
On June 3, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Nipawin RCMP received a report of a male setting fires in the ditch beside Highway 55, near the turnoff to Snowdon. Officers responded. Passersby had extinguished a small fire that had started in the area. An adult male was arrested at the scene. As a result of continued investigation, a 36-year-old male from Pelican Narrows is charged with one count, arson. He is scheduled to appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court on June 6.
