Innisfail News

Innisfail town council carried first reading of the 2013 property tax rate bylaw which calls for a 1.5 per cent increase rather than a 2 per cent increase that was approved during the budget process.

Parkland Foundation has begun to build crucial partnerships in their bid to give Autumn Glen Lodge a multi-million dollar upgrade.

Innisfail town council and town staff said participation in the Red Deer Home Show March 8-10 was a positive for the community. A brief discussion about the town's participation at the event occurred during council's regular meeting on March 11.

Local politicians say while the axe didn't come down as hard as it might have with the arrival of the 2013 Alberta budget, municipal programs will still feel the pinch. Innisfail Mayor Jim Romane said the budget provides some good news for taxpayers.

Penhold council members had a bit of fun discussing an “urban chickens” bylaw March 11. “I think the CAO wants to add a little flavour to the chicken and I'll turn it over to him,” said Mayor Dennis Cooper.

Innisfail town council carried first reading of a bylaw that would permanently close part of 60 Avenue and 42 Street.

RCMP are warning local businesses to take caution after multiple frauds took place in Innisfail.

Penhold has decided to consider putting chicken coops on the municipal bandwagon. In a motion put forward by Coun. Kathy Sitter on Feb. 25, council decided to have administration study the issue of allowing the feathered animals within town limits.

Snowmobile tracks and dead weeds are about all you can see when you look out across the empty field along Highway 2A in front of Hawkridge Estates. But that’s about to change.

Council approved $10,000 for new cemetery designs during its regularly scheduled council meeting Feb. 25. The existing graveyard has a lifespan of another five to six years since there are about 60 burial requests per year.