Innisfail News

Car thieves caught Three youths were arrested, one after police dog services was called out, on Feb. 25. A sheriff had run the licence plate of a vehicle that came up as reported stolen. The vehicle took off before the sheriff could initiate a stop.

The provincial education requisition for Penhold has increased $60,000 over expectations according to the mayor. Mayor Dennis Cooper said the requisition for Penhold is going up 11.

Annual provincial grant funding for municipalities has both Innisfail and Penhold getting a slightly larger payout in 2012.

Owners of commercial buildings or multi-family properties with more than three dwellings who were still getting their garbage service through the Town of Innisfail won't anymore starting April 1.

An Innisfail preschool classroom is the site of a pilot project that will help bring a musical movement program to curricula across Canada.

Lots of people are checking out the new home of the Innisfail Public Library and are signing up or renewing their cards while they're at it. "We are having a phenomenal interest in the library," said Laurie Hodges Humble, the library manager.

An Innisfail insulation manufacturing plant is taking a new step in its ongoing mission to make environmentally-friendly and sustainable choices.

BobCat theft A BobCat was stolen from a compound near 50 Street and 52 Avenue overnight on Feb. 21. The compound did have locked gates but an individual was able to wedge himself through a gap in the gates and gain access said Cpl. A.J.

An opportunity for all young, imaginative minds across the nation has returned for another year.

Shovels will be hitting the ground in early May for Phase 1 of Innisfail's Main Street reconstruction, but shop owners are worried about the effects the construction will have on their business.