Innisfail News

Two arts groups have found new homes following the closure of the Arts and Craft Cabin, located next to the old library building.

Family and friends are grieving the loss of Vicky Shachtay, a 23-year-old disabled mother of one who died in her ground level apartment Friday morning, Though not confirmed by RCMP, friends within the community said it was Shachtay who lived in the a

Innisfail’s annual Charity Checkstop will be set up downtown this Saturday to accept donations in support of a number of local charitable organizations. The annual event, now in its 16th year of giving, will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A Kamloops, B.C. man has been sentenced to five years in jail after pleading guilty to five robberies in Alberta and B.C. last year, including a May 14, 2010 robbery in Innisfail. Andrew Lloyd Smith, 54, was sentenced in Kamloops court Oct.

Council tabled approval of the 2012 FCSS cost share agreement, asking for further information on the requested amount - roughly $6,000 more from 2011. “I’m not understating where the $6,000 is coming from,” questioned Coun. Heather Klein.

Town of Bowden CAO Lori Conkin will be moving on to Three Hills to work as the town’s director of finance. Mayor Robb Stuart announced Conkin’s departure in the town’s December newsletter.

An autopsy to determine the exact cause and identification of a 23-year-old woman who died in an explosion in her apartment Friday morning began yesterday in Calgary, police said.

Organizers said the community’s response to the first annual “Coats for Kids” drive was overwhelming. Miranda Hale said residents provided quite a few donations during the drive, which was held Nov. 5 at the Innisfail Baptist Church.

Council agreed to support Parkland Community Planning Services, an inter-municipal services agency looking for a new director. “The director has stepped away. Do you want to continue?” asked CAO Rick Binnendyk to council Nov. 14.

An official at the Bowden Institution south of Innisfail said a suspicious package containing contraband items discovered outside the facility’s perimeter last week was likely an “attempted throw-over.