Innisfail News

The number of bogus alarms going off in town is up 40 per cent, prompting RCMP to call on council to help rectify the problem. Cpl. AJ Mand met with council Jan. 23 to discuss the number of calls the police had in 2011.

A former Penhold resident who worked hard to help preserve the town's history passed away in late January.

The Innisfail Chamber of Commerce is planning some March and April events as well as looking ahead to the fall season. Executive Director Jane Duncalfe noted the annual trade show is coming up on April 20 and 21.

A pair of bylaws pertaining to driveways and garages underwent first reading at the Penhold council meeting on Jan. 23. First up was a bylaw that would allow attached garages on narrow lots.

Two town-owned buildings are getting demolished to make way for a temporary parking lot during the downtown Innisfail revitalization construction project. Council purchased the two buildings on 4908 ñ 51 Ave.

Information needed for animal cruelty case Innisfail RCMP are asking for public assistance after someone shot a cat with a pellet. According to a press release from the RCMP, the cat was found sometime between 10 p.m. on Jan. 26 and 5:30 a.m. on Jan.

Penhold town staff will be getting a salary increase of 3.2 per cent after council voted to apply the most recent Alberta Consumer Price Index (CPI) level to the salary grids. "We did talk about that in camera session," Mayor Dennis Cooper said.

Innisfail Cyclones player Anthony Streit drives to the hood during the Cyclones game against H.J. Cody Lakers at the Ralph Klein Centre in Olds last Friday. The game was part of the 2012 Spartans Classic senior girls and boys basketball tournament hosted by Olds High School.

The Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit will be making Red Deer its new home.

The tax rate hasn't been set yet but the Penhold municipal budget for 2012 is actually approximately $170,000 less than the 2011 budget. Town council passed the 2012 operating budget during its Jan. 23 meeting.