On Sunday May 31, 2020, Cochrane RCMP received multiple calls of fires in the Morley townsite area in Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Fire services and RCMP identified three sites of fire, two sheds and an abandoned home. 

RCMP have charged 21-year-old Branden Powderface of Morley with three counts of Arson and two counts of Fail to Comply with a Probation Order.

Powderface is remanded in custody with court scheduled on June 2, 2020 in Cochrane.

There were no injuries in the fires.