Andrew Knack fought back tears as he announced on Monday afternoon that his time in municipal politics is coming to an end.

One of two men sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years for firearms violations and mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says the time he has already spent behind bars has changed him and his “solemn weapon” is now love.

Mounties are searching for a man who went missing on a hiking trail west of Grande Prairie on Saturday.

Charred stumps and the remains of fire-ravaged trees still cover large tracts of land on the Jasper landscape, but life is returning quickly down below.

A heavy police presence could be seen in Calling Lake Sunday while Mounties investigated a weapons complaint.