Innisfail News

Construction is underway on a 33-unit three-storey apartment building on Woodland Road, adding a range of housing options to a particularly tight rental market. The Tricon Developments Inc.

Santa Claus dances to the music of Doc Walker and Miss Emily during the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train's visit to Innisfail Dec. 12.

A Penhold babysitter says a $300 ticket given to her for operating without a business licence was incorrectly issued. “I think it's ridiculous,” said Desiree Sandstra, 18.

Despite chilly temperatures, light snow and it being a weekday morning, at least 200 people came out to see the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pull into Innisfail on the morning of Dec. 12.

Grade 8 students at Innisfail Jr./Sr. High School put their heads together and organized a games night Dec. 5 to raise funds for the Red Deer SPCA.

Residents can expect a two per cent tax increase next year, representing a $40 jump over 2012 to a homeowner with a property assessed at $300,000.

Penhold council got out the axe during the last public budget deliberation meeting of 2012 that was held Dec. 10. "We chopped a ton," said Mayor Dennis Cooper. "We redirected and chopped probably a million dollars.

Groundskeeper attacked A female groundskeeper at the Bowden Institution was attacked by an inmate, said Cpl. A.J. Mand. He said the RCMP were called to the prison on Dec. 11 in the afternoon.

Council unanimously approved the allocation of $75,000 worth of funding to seven different social programs at its regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 10. "We were oversubscribed this year," said Director of Community and Protective Services Terry Welsh.

Don Bouvette and accompanying musicians entertain the crowd at Raven Log Church during a candlelit Spruce View and District Food Bank fundraiser. The evening raised about $3,550.