Innisfail News

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.

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.