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Police briefs

Police briefs

Impaired charges A man from Penhold was charged with impaired driving on May 19. An RCMP constable stopped a green car with significant body damage travelling northbound on QEII at around 9:30 p.m.
Bike rodeo helps young rider learn safety skills

Bike rodeo helps young rider learn safety skills

Young Penhold residents who want to hone their bike riding safety skills and have fun while doing it will get their chance with the second annual Penhold bike rodeo on June 17.
Council meets with transportation minister

Council meets with transportation minister

Members of Penhold's town council met with the provincial minister of transportation during the recent Alberta Urban Municipalities Association to discuss traffic concerns in the town.
Storefront improvement program approved

Storefront improvement program approved

A façade and storefront improvement program that will grant upwards of $5,000 in matching funds for storeowners looking to spruce up their buildings was approved in council May 14.
Hospital auxiliary hits 40th anniversary

Hospital auxiliary hits 40th anniversary

The Innisfail Health Centre Auxiliary celebrated 40 years with a dinner at the Innisfail Library/Learning Centre Oct. 3.
Charges laid in "rare" bombing murder

Charges laid in "rare" bombing murder

Police called the bombing murder of Vicky Shachtay “a rare event in Canada.
Council briefs

Council briefs

New parade rule and route Candy can no longer be tossed from floats during the annual Innisfail Rotary Parade. A bylaw was changed that no longer allows anything to be tossed from a float before or after the parade.
Pincher Creek man dies in Bowden fatal crash

Pincher Creek man dies in Bowden fatal crash

A Pincher Creek-area man died in a two-vehicle collision that occurred last Wednesday at approximately 8:49 p.m. west of Bowden.
Charges laid in bombing murder of Vicky Shachtay

Charges laid in bombing murder of Vicky Shachtay

Police have made an arrest into the bombing murder of 23-year-old Vicky Shachtay, disabled single mother of one who died in her ground level apartment in Innisfail Nov. 25, 2011.
RCMP conducts serach at residence in Innisfail

RCMP conducts serach at residence in Innisfail

The RCMP is conducting a search at a residence in Innisfail in relation to an ongoing criminal investigation. Despite a heavy police presence at the residence, police said there is no threat to public safety.
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