Mayerthorpe firefighter sentenced for multiple arsons

A former volunteer firefighter who admitted to a string of arsons in the Mayerthorpe area, including the destruction of a wooden train trestle bridge, is expected to be sentenced on Thursday.
Lawson Michael Schalm, 20, pleaded guilty to four counts of arson on April 1. 
Crown prosecutor Dallas Sopko argued Schalm should be handed a five-year global sentence, while Schalm’s defence lawyer argued for an 18-month sentence with probation. 
Schalm was a volunteer firefighter for the M