On July 9, 22-year-old Morley resident Noelan Twoyoungmen pled guilty to one count of arson with respect to the Aug. 21, 2012 blaze that engulfed the landmark Chief Chiniki Restaurant on the nearby Stoney Nation community.
Twoyoungmen has received a two-year federal sentence of imprisonment.
The estimated loss from the arson was over $1M. Through community cooperation charges were laid against three minors (who cannot be named) and one adult. Construction of the new Chiniki Restaurant is well underway and can be viewed from Highway 1, along the south side of the community.
On July 13 at around 10:30 p.m., Cochrane RCMP received a call about a woman wearing no clothes at her GlenEagles property.
The woman allegedly walked out her front door topless, went back inside and returned outside completely naked.
According to Corp. Mel Calahasen with the local detachment, the incident was caught on video.
When RCMP responded to the call, they observed that the woman was obviously intoxicated. They advised her to stop behaving in such a manner and there was no further incident.
“Charges may be pending,” said Calahasen.
Two bodies, 22-year-old Colby Berner and 26-year-old Christopher Guthrie, have been recovered out of the Bow River, following a July 13 complaint received by Canmore RCMP of a missing swimmer in the river, east of the Seebee Dam.
Cochrane RCMP responded to the call.
The two Calgary males, along with a 17-year-old male, had agreed to swim across the dam to an area where they could cliff jump into the Bow River. Upon entering the river, all three began to experience difficulty and went under.
The 17-year-old managed to find his way to shore, while the other two remained in the water.
Berner surfaced and was removed from the water, unresponsive. He was transported by air ambulance to hospital, succumbing to his injuries, surrounded by family in the early morning July 14.
On July 15 at around 11:30 a.m., Cochrane RCMP confirmed the recovery of Guthrie by their dive team.
“It’s time to step up enforcement,” said Corp. Mel Calahasen of the local detachment, adding that in order for people to cliff jump in that area, they must trespass on private property. In order to deter future tragedies, Calahasen said RCMP would be enforcing the Trespass Act. This is the third fatality since 2012 from cliff jumping in that area.
