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By Cam Lee

Arson sentence

Man sentenced on arson charge near Snowden in June

Dec 5, 2025 | 2:38 PM

A man charged after setting a ditch fire in tinder-dry conditions earlier this year will stay behind bars.

Troy Ratt of Pelican Narrows was sentenced to 272 days in prison and a 20-year firearm prohibition in NIpawin Provincial Court Dec. 3.

Ratt was charged with arson after Nipawin/Smeaton RCMP received a report of a small ditch fire beside Highway 55, near the Snowden turnoff on June 3.

The province was experiencing widespread wildfires during that time, especially in northern areas.

The fire danger was already high to extreme in the Snowden area when the arson took place.

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com