Innisfail News

Police are looking for information from the public after a shed went up in flames on Aug. 25. “It was a shed in the back alley that was set on fire,” said John Syroid, Innisfail's fire chief. He said the damage to the shed is about $1,000.

Innisfail Golf Club members teed off for the 2012 club championship August 18 and 19 in the yearly quest for local dominance in a variety of categories. This year there were some foregone conclusions, but some surprises as well.

A Calgary law firm is “evaluating” launching a class action suit against a man accused of murder and the wealth management firm with which he was associated.

A program designed to help those with chronic diseases is coming to Innisfail again this fall. Starting Sept.

It's been a busy year since the new Penhold Economic Development Committee was founded. The committee was started in August 2011.

An erratic driver on Highway 2 who eventually ditched his Toyota Runner just south of Bowden July 25 was to appear in Didsbury court yesterday on drug, impaired driving, and a variety of traffic charges.

Cooler questions On July 21, a resident on 52 Avenue Close called the Innisfail RCMP because he found two coolers in his yard he was unfamiliar with. The resident was concerned the coolers could be a bomb.

Innisfail's MLA is calling for an apology to seniors after the health minister announced home-cooking would return to 73 long-term care facilities across the province.

Sewer and water penalties In May, council voted to amend fines associated with contraventions of the water and sewer bylaw to $500 for a first offence and $1,000 for the second offence.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 59-year-old Innisfail man charged with mischief and assaulting a minor in Bowden.