Innisfail News

Robberies, assaults and total persons crimes dropped in 2012, according to a year-end police report. Robberies decreased by 82 per cent from 11 to two. Assaults decreased by 15 per cent from 80 to 68. Total persons crimes decreased by 16 per cent.

Wildrose Party MLAs held a morning roundtable in Innisfail last week delving into seniors' health-care issues. The session was facilitated by the MLAs on Feb. 5 and opened the door to some of the area's residents' biggest concerns.

Following a high-speed car chase, police ran after a young male on foot west of Breton when he fled a vehicle stolen from Innisfail on Feb. 2.

The leader of the Official Opposition challenged Wildrose members attending last week's fundraiser in Innisfail to support a more inclusive platform and help select top-notch candidates before the next provincial election.

Penhold was successful in slashing its budget down to a zero per cent tax increase, giving the $8.7-million fiscal plan Jan. 28. The blended 2013 budget was approved unanimously and accounts for operating and capital costs.

Parents, teachers and school administrators got a new look at the old problem of badly behaved children when Ross Greene, PhD came to town. In a Jan. 24 speech at Innisfail Jr./Sr.

Laebon plans to go ahead with the Palisades development and engineering a new route for the Waskasoo, though the province has asked for further documentation. At a Jan.

Penhold may be sliced down the centre by Highway 2A, but that's not the superfast expressway newly opened for service. The new thoroughfare is a digital one. On Jan.

Members of the Innisfail Eaglets, a team comprised of young hockey players between the ages of four and six, held a scrimmage between periods of an Eagles hockey game on Jan. 26.

It's smooth sailing for Innisfail's real estate sector in 2013 while sales in Penhold will continue to outpace peer markets, according to a rosy outlook released by the Central Alberta Realtors Association Jan. 31.