Sentencing set for Mayerthorpe firefighter charged with arson

July 6, 2017, Mayerthorpe, Alta. – A former volunteer firefighter who admitted to a string of arsons in the Mayerthorpe, Alta., 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. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE