Innisfail News

INNISFAIL – A year after suffering a stroke I participated in my first fundraiser in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

BOWDEN - The latest court date for a 37-year-old Olds woman facing several charges after a high-speed motorcycle chase in Bowden is July 30. Sherri-Lynn Koch is scheduled to appear in Didsbury provincial court on that date.

RED DEER COUNTY - County council is considering having a portion of Gasoline Alley deemed a hamlet in order to take advantage of less-expensive gas connection fees currently being negotiated for Springbrook.

PENHOLD - No injuries occurred when the contents of a commercial waste truck caught on fire today. Shortly after 3 p.m. on July 24, members of the Penhold Fire Department responded to a recycle collection truck on fire in the town.

INNISFAIL - Police encourage anyone re-homing a pet to do background checks on potential buyers after a woman with a 20-year ban on owning animals in B.C. was found in possession of eight dogs in Innisfail.

PENHOLD – The town will not be making any big moves with regards to cannabis consumption but will instead follow provincial guidelines. “It’s not a municipality’s job to do the province’s job,” said Mike Yargeau, Penhold mayor in recent weeks.

INNISFAIL – Voters in Central Alberta threw their support behind UCP candidate Devin Dreeshen. His landslide victory in the byelection on July 12 gave him close to 82 per cent of the vote in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.

INNISFAIL - Innisfail RCMP have laid charges in relation to yesterday’s seizure of eight dogs from a room at the Blue Bird Motel in Innisfail.

INNISFAIL - Ownership of three of the eight dogs recovered from the Bluebird Motel today has been positively identified, according to police. Innisfail RCMP Sgt.

INNISFAIL - Innisfail RCMP are trying to determine if eight dogs they removed from the Bluebird Motel today are stolen. RCMP arrested a 46 year-old woman at the hotel last night, Tuesday, July 17.