A B-C man charged in connection to a fatal fire near Uranium City over four years ago remains in custody following his first court appearance.

31-year-old Christopher Champagne made his first appearance on two counts of manslaughter in La Ronge yesterday.

Champagne was apprehended on Vancouver Island earlier this month and transferred to Saskatchewan on Friday.

He is one of two suspects in the January 2010 fire that claimed the lives of two men near Uranium City.

Champagne will be back in court on Thursday for a bail hearing.