Innisfail News

Local broker named Top Investor Sarah Strauss of Mortgage Alliance – ThePlaceToMortgage was named the 2012 West Coast Top Investor at an awards ceremony held in Vancouver on Nov. 17.

When the Harper government announced specifics of its “tough on crime” agenda, bringing in mandatory minimum sentences, hiring more corrections staff, and adding prison beds across the country, people living and working in the region surrounding Bowd

Brian Rice moved backwards in the present to save the past for Innisfail's future. With a forklift, Rice, the 54-year-old founder of Innisfail's Red Willow Welding, drove in reverse on Oct.

Innisfail peace officers say they haven't been able to find proof of a rumoured cougar near the dog park. Colin Whymark said he and Ryan Anderson checked out the dog park area on Nov. 2 and Nov. 5 after hearing rumblings about a cougar in the area.

Wanda Lee has lots to sing about – one of her singles has made the top 10 on a U.S.

A charge of second-degree murder was laid against a man accused of killing his father last week. On Nov. 5, Innisfail RCMP were called to a residence at Red Lodge Estates around noon.

The Penhold Volunteer Fire Department has received one of 150 defibrillators distributed around Alberta in early November. “We put it in service on Wednesday night,” said Jim Pendergast, Penhold's fire chief.

2 The Government of Alberta extended the deadline for public input into the development of its strategy that will help guide its social policy for years to come to Nov 16.

The public is invited to check out Penhold town council's upcoming budget deliberation meetings. Mayor Dennis Cooper said at the Oct. 29 organizational meeting council addressed the issue.

Police have charged a 31-year-old man with second degree murder after the discovery of a body on a rural property near Innisfail Nov. 5.