Innisfail News

The Friends of the Innisfail Library Society has received two grants of more than $27,000 this month to furnish the new $8 million public library and members are hoping the facility will finally be open for the public next month.

Mixing and baking 1,200 plus cookies is no big deal for veteran bakers Marj Baker and Connie Redford.

RCMP launching holiday Check Stops Innisfail RCMP and its traffic control unit will begin its holiday season Check Stop campaign in the town and along the Queen Elizabeth Highway Wednesday night.

Town of Bowden council passed a sanding, plowing and snow removal policy loosely followed since 2007 at its regular meeting on Dec. 12. “It was policy that has been loosely followed in the past,” said Andy Weiss, interim chief administrative officer.

Review of gala evening favourable The Gala Awards Evening, a joint event between the town and chamber of commerce will likely take off for a second year. The event combined both annual awards evenings and sold 244 tickets.

A Calgary man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Olds College student Nicholas Baier. Jeffrey Leinen's Court of Queen's Bench jury trial in Calgary ended late Wednesday night with a guilty verdict.

A few years ago a burly truck driver came into Innisfail’s Dairy Queen on Christmas Eve. He noticed the Angel Tree, which a week earlier was filled with the names and ages of children hoping an angel would bring them a nice Christmas.

Innisfail’s 16th annual Charity Checkstop raised almost $8,000 in cash, plus additional toys, clothing and food for numerous local charity organizations. Const. Cindie Dennis said the event collected $7,943.

A new cat bylaw will come to council for second and third reading next week and Mayor Dennis Cooper thinks it’ll likely be voted down. During the Nov.

Innisfail dancers in the Ballet 3/4 group perform "Emmanuel" at the Joy's School of Dance Christmas Recital held at the TransCanada Theatre in Olds last Thursday.