Chief Chiniki Restaurant west of Calgary burns down
The Chief Chiniki Restaurant, which sits on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on the Morley reserve, burned down early Tuesday morning.
Cochrane RCMP received a call just before 1 a.m. MT Tuesday to assist the Morley fire department.
The restaurant was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived on scene with Cochrane firefighters.
"Both fire departments were able to put out the fire, however, were not able to save the building," said RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff.
"It's a total loss of the property. At this point there's no reason to believe anyone was inside the property. A fire investigator has been contacted and will be attending the scene in the morning."
The Chief Chiniki Restaurant is a prominent landmark that sits near the Highway 1 entrance to Morley.
It was primarily used by Stoney Nakoda Nation band members, but was also quite popular among tourists and visitors in the area.
