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Move initiated to create local Charity House

Move initiated to create local Charity House

A push to create a Charity House that would house several charities and non-profit groups under one roof could dramatically change the way business is being done for people utilizing support services in town.
Penhold acquires a new pumper truck for its fleet

Penhold acquires a new pumper truck for its fleet

The Penhold Fire Department may soon have a new weapon in its arsenal.
Trial ordered for alleged bombing killer

Trial ordered for alleged bombing killer

The man charged in the 2011 bombing murder of Vicky Shachtay has been ordered to stand trial. Following a three-week preliminary inquiry, Brian Malley, who is charged with the first-degree bombing murder of Shachtay on Nov.
Volunteers to determine if Bowden council gets a raise

Volunteers to determine if Bowden council gets a raise

After no raises for councillors in more than 10 years, Bowden council is turning to the public to determine if a bump is needed in the remuneration rates for councillors and the mayor. At its Sept.
Fire hall is finally firefighters' home

Fire hall is finally firefighters' home

For John Syroid, it's all about space. There is much more of it now. And Innisfail firefighters, always the best in their profession, have one more reason to feel extra special. And that makes Syroid a happy fire chief. “It is a great facility.
Wildrose slams Tories over Batten child

Wildrose slams Tories over Batten child

Months of stifling provincial government bureaucracy is causing wrongful hardship and stress for the family of Innisfail's Batten disease child Brooke Aubuchon, says Alberta's Opposition Wildrose Party.
Fifteen years to the day

Fifteen years to the day

After serving 15 years of a life sentence for the murder of an oil executive on his property northwest of Olds, Eifion Wyn (Wayne) Roberts has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada decided on Sept.
New chamber president a born salesperson

New chamber president a born salesperson

Diane Mineault is a born salesperson. She loves to engage people, and her record proves she excels at both. Mineault is the new executive director of the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce.
Gathering 1,300 strong for Terry's dream

Gathering 1,300 strong for Terry's dream

They came. They gathered. And they cheered. Up to 1,300 students and community members collectively roared with approval for the start of the annual Terry Fox Run on the Innisfail schools campus on Sept. 26.
Heistad out to pursue union ambitions

Heistad out to pursue union ambitions

A longtime face on town council is opting to switch his upcoming electioneering next month from municipal politics to the corridors of union power.
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