Innisfail News

Premier Alison Redford announced yesterday the date for the provincial election. She kicked off her campaign in Edmonton and stopped in Innisfail shortly after 2 p.m. for a quick meet and greet at Tim Hortons.

A cuddly kind of positive incentive program has been started in Penhold to help encourage kids to do things like buckle up and cross the street safely. "It's something we just started," said Dana Jones, a community peace officer for Penhold.

It's just about two months until the Innisfail Historical Village is set to open its doors for the season, and board member of the Innisfail and District Historic Society vice chair is looking for more members to get things geared up and ready for th

Impaired charge A Lethbridge man was charged with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample after he was stopped by police on March 18. The man was stopped on 50 St. after he was spotted driving at night without his headlights on.

The Innisfail Restorative Justice Society is getting $20,000 in funding for training and updating their materials.

Almost all of the candidates for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake are hoping to see as many people as possible turn out to vote.

The man accused of impaired driving causing death and other charges in connection with a collision that left four people dead will have to wait a while longer to find out if he's getting bail.

Murder suspect arrested A man charged in the death of Dana Turner was arrested in B.C. on March 15. Mark Damien Lindsay has been charged with second degree murder, indignity to a body and obstruction of justice.

Council approved a $50,000 traffic count study that will take place over a three year period. The study will be used to create a new transportation master plan, something that hasn't been completed since 1982, a report to council March 12 explains.

Bowden town council ratified a revised snow-clearing policy at its March 12 meeting, revising a policy council had previously ratified in December.