A 40-year-old man has been charged in connection to a fire in Lake Louise that caused more than 100 people to be evacuated from the Charleston Residence.
, Alta., on Monday that caused more than 150 people to be evacuated from the Charleston Residence, a staff building for the Lake Louise Ski Resort.Lake Louise RCMP arrived at the building to find a man on the roof with a knife.
Witnesses saw the man losing his footing and quickly moved a mattress under him, helping to soften his fall.Timothy Alexander Peterson, 40, a resident of Lake Louise, has been charged with arson and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.Charleston Residence -- or Chucktown, as locals call it -- had 165 people living in it.
"The ski resort, the gondola and food and beverage at the resort are shut down for the moment, and we don't anticipate in the next few days it being up again."The resort says it plans to post a single site that will split donations equally among all affected residents. "I think we all started out there. We see ourselves in these people," said Pascale Tetrault, owner of Le Fournil Bakery.
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