Innisfail News

Bowden's very own Cole Berreth is still revelling in the 2012 Telus Cup win he and his teammates captured April 28 in Leduc. Berreth, 17, plays defence for the Red Deer Optimist Rebels Midget hockey team.

A 1998 black Forester Subaru went up in smoke last Monday afternoon around 4 p.m. when travelling southbound on the QEII. Driver Samantha Westman said she noticed smoke rising from the back of her car when looking in her rear-view mirror.

Penhold town council has put a hold on a proposed development in the southeast corner of town after the in camera portion of their regular meeting held on March 26.

A new playground is expected to be installed in Hazelwood Estates over the June 1 to 3 weekend.

Arson charge laid A 19-year-old Innisfail man has been charged with arson after a truck was set on fire on April 30 near 49 Street. Police responded to a call at approximately 11:30 p.m. that night about the fire.

A handful of residents attended an open house Tuesday at the Bowden Friendship Centre to give their feedback on the first draft of a revised Land Use Bylaw and Municipal Development Plan for the town.

Innisfail native Garnet Marshall has been recognized for his volunteer work within the 4-H community. He was one of five awarded the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) 4-H Alumni Service Award April 24. "I have been in 4-H from eight years old to 18.

More than 50 per cent of the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake riding turned out to the polls last week to cast their vote in the provincial election that ultimately bumped 19 years of PC leadership since the boundary was formed in 1993.

Voter turnout in the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake riding jumped more than 15 per cent when compared to the 2008 provincial elections according to calculations made using the unofficial results from Elections Alberta. In 2008 voter turnout was 40.9 per cent.