Innisfail News

An Innisfail man facing charges of break and enter with intent, forcible confinement, choking to overcome resistance, assault, assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest and other offences put over his election and plea when he appeared in court in

August 18 was a day rarely, if ever, experienced by Olds Mounties. During a time span of four hours, local RCMP detachment members responded to seven crashes on the QEII. And they couldn't blame it on road conditions of the weather.

Police are looking for information from the public after a shed went up in flames on Aug. 25. “It was a shed in the back alley that was set on fire,” said John Syroid, Innisfail's fire chief. He said the damage to the shed is about $1,000.

Innisfail Golf Club members teed off for the 2012 club championship August 18 and 19 in the yearly quest for local dominance in a variety of categories. This year there were some foregone conclusions, but some surprises as well.

A Calgary law firm is “evaluating” launching a class action suit against a man accused of murder and the wealth management firm with which he was associated.

A program designed to help those with chronic diseases is coming to Innisfail again this fall. Starting Sept.

It's been a busy year since the new Penhold Economic Development Committee was founded. The committee was started in August 2011.

An erratic driver on Highway 2 who eventually ditched his Toyota Runner just south of Bowden July 25 was to appear in Didsbury court yesterday on drug, impaired driving, and a variety of traffic charges.

Cooler questions On July 21, a resident on 52 Avenue Close called the Innisfail RCMP because he found two coolers in his yard he was unfamiliar with. The resident was concerned the coolers could be a bomb.

Innisfail's MLA is calling for an apology to seniors after the health minister announced home-cooking would return to 73 long-term care facilities across the province.