A Saskatchewan man has been charged with several offences under the Forest and Prairie Protection Act and the Forest and Prairie Protection Regulation after Three Hills RCMP attended a call for a suspicious male leaving an area of a recent fire.
On Saturday, July 1 at approximately 7:38 p.m., Three Hills RCMP received a 911 report for a suspicious male leaving the area of a fire near the Morrin Bridge on Highway 27, about 35 kilometres northwest of the Town of Drumheller.
Police attended the scene and arrested the male who was later charged with multiple offences under the Forest and Prairie Protection Act and the Forest and Prairie Protection Regulation.
RCMP are seeking assistance from motorists or public in the area with any information of the event.
Alvin Sayer, 63, a resident of Saskatoon, SK., has been charged with the following offences:
Forest and Prairie Protection Act X 6
Forest and Prairie Protection Regulation
Three Hills RCMP would also like to thank motorists and farmers in the area who jumped in to assist with the fire control until the Three Hills Fire Department subdued the fire.
The investigation is still ongoing and anybody with information or CCTV footage of the incident is asked to contact Three Hills RCMP at 403-443-5539. Tipsters seeking anonymity can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submitting a form online at P3Tips.com.

It was a intense 60 days in Carbon as a group of residents petitioned to remove Mayor Bryan Peever and Councillor Trina Anderson through the Alberta recall legislation. However, it was all for naught, as the petition fell short by a handful of signatures.
The province passed an amendment to the Municipal Government Act in 2022 that allows electors to petition to recall an elected official. This includes MLAs, municipal officials and school board trustees. Recalls can be instigated 18 months after an election.
After a petition has been verified, the recall petitioner has 60 days to collect signatures. The recall petition must be signed by 40 per cent of the population of the municipality.
The named representative of the petitioners was village resident Marie Kooiman. The 60-day collection period expired on June 26, and she announce on social media they were about seven signatures short of forcing a recall.
Despite not making the threshold, a petition with 190 signatures represents almost 40 per cent of the village, demonstrating many community members have concerns and has also raised awareness of civic politics in the community.
A notice of recall can only be submitted once per council member in a term.
While the petition fell short, the face of the Carbon Council will change in the near future as a by-election will need to be scheduled to replace councillor Brian McHugh, who submitted his resignation last month.
In June the Village of Ryley became the first municipality in Alberta to successfully use the new legislation to remove a councillor.