Innisfail News

Hawkridge asks for narrow lots First reading of a bylaw that would amend the Land Use Bylaw to allow some narrow lot homes with front-attached garages in the Hawkridge development was passed during the regular Penhold town council meeting Dec. 17.

John Wilson Elementary School students perform a song during a Christmas concert held at the school Dec. 18.

A local highland dancer recently got the chance to show off her skills as part of an elite scholarship competition in Miami, Fla.

Pet lovers take heed, the time to get Fluffy or Fido properly tagged is nigh. Innisfail residents will receive a $10 discount if dog or cat licences are purchased by Jan. 31.

A public hearing that was held Dec. 17 to get comments on the proposed closure of Boundary Road in Penhold drew out a few different residents to voice their concerns. The closure relates to the coming Laebon Palisades development.

Just days after the approval of the 2013 budget contractors removed a concrete block wall in the Innisfail Senior Drop-In Centre, ending months of uncertainty about where the group would meet.

After a successful workshop in November the town's community facilitator is hoping to bring in a conference aimed at empowering young women.

Scams aplenty Two different scams were reported to the Innisfail RCMP. On Dec. 13, a local resident let the police know someone had called him purporting to be an agency that could help him get a lower interest rate on his credit card.

Seventy meals were served up to participants in the first annual Christmas supper put on by the Innisfail Masonic Lodge #8 on Dec. 15.

After years of remaining static, recreation user fees will jump next year with significant increases in a number of areas. Following an early 2012 review of current fees, a new schedule was adopted by council Dec. 10, to take effect Jan. 1, 2013.