Innisfail News

A bylaw which reduces and moves the commercial area planned for the Oxford Landing development in Penhold was passed by councillors during the June 11 meeting.

A four-year municipal council term might give people some second thoughts about running in local elections said both the mayor of Innisfail and the mayor of Penhold.

Two riders in Innisfail are saddling up this summer and geocaching in the West Country. Lynn Scott and A.R.

Innisfail is rolling out a program aimed at getting people rolling off their couches and into the outdoors.

Penhold council has accepted a land supply and growth potential study that shows the town could need to annex more industrial and residential land before 30 years is up.

Citizens catch fire Two weeks ago, members of Innisfail Citizens on Patrol came across an unattended grass fire in a park in town. They contacted Innisfail RCMP who in turn contacted the fire department. Cpl. A.J.

Plans are in motion to sort out a list of concerns which have surfaced since the new library/learning centre opened unofficially last January.

The cleanup of the spill along the Red Deer River banks and Gleniffer Lake continued over the weekend, with 261 response personnel at work on Sunday and 275 on Saturday.

The Bowden Institution prisoner who made his escape in late April was sentenced to serve an additional four months in jail for escaping lawful custody when he appeared in Red Deer provincial court on June 13.

Minor lacrosse players can see the Junior 2 Yettis play their last regular season home game for free this Saturday. The Yettis are having a Minor Lacrosse Day on June 23. The team will be facing off against the Red Deer Revenge starting at 2 p.m.