Ponoka man charged with arson

A 60-year-old man is facing two arson charges relating to fires in the Ponoka area.
RCMP and Ponoka County Fire Department investigators deemed a May 2 grass fire in town as suspicious and arrested the suspect.
During their investigation, officials obtained information that linked the man to another suspicious fire back in October 2017 that destroyed a garage in the same area.
“We’re very fortunate there was no one injured in either of these fires,” Ponoka RCMP Sgt. Chris Smile