Innisfail News

BOWDEN -- The Town of Bowden came within $23,000 of balancing its 2018 revenues and expenses, an auditor says.

PENHOLD - An out-of-control cooking fire led to the destruction of a holiday trailer at the local RV park. Shortly before 6 p.m.

Teachers, parents, family members, students and graduates gathered at Innisfail High School on Saturday, (June 8) for the Grade 12 graduation ceremony. A total of 75 students received their high school diploma from Innisfail High School this year.

The Innisfail Farmers Market has opened for the season and runs every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Innisfail Arena from May to September.

Members of the Phil-Can Neighbourhood Association of Innisfail and Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church recently gathered for a cheque presentation to Father Liju Jose in the amount of $5,563.75.

INNISFAIL - About 300 small plane pilots and family members registered this morning (June 6) at Big Bend Airport for the start of the western portion of the 2019 Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) convention.

Innisfail town councilor Jean Barclay serves food to seniors and has plenty of laughs during the opening of this year's Mayor & Seniors Garden Party at the Innisfail & District Historical Village on June 4.

Innisfail Seniors Drop-In Society recently received a donation of $4,828 from EQUS's Operation Round Up to be put towards their new appliances for the renovated kitchen. Pictured are members of the society's Fundraising and Kitchen Committee.

INNISFAIL -- The town is inching closer to creating a formal policing advisory committee that would assist and engage the RCMP, community and council on safety needs and priorities for the community.

INNISFAIL – The local fire department is reminding citizens to regularly check their smoke alarms following a recent potentially deadly apartment fire near the downtown core. At about 10:40 p.m.