Innisfail News

“I sold my house in Vienna and built a clinic.” I sat there, mouth open. Here was a small fair-haired woman, dressed in a baggy beige sweater and a wildly floral skirt who was suddenly a giant in my eyes.

INNISFAIL – Dozens of Innisfail and area children recently lined up to meet Santa and help support an important cause. The Innisfail Kinsmen Club presented its annual Breakfast with Santa at the Innisfail Library/Learning Centre on Nov. 25.

INNISFAIL - More seniors from Innisfail and area will finally be able to age more comfortably closer to home with their families, friends and support networks.

INNISFAIL - Dozens of Innisfail and area families came out to enjoy Christmas at the Village. The event took place at the Innisfail and District Historical Village on Dec. 1. "It's an annual event.

INNISFAIL - Seniors recently gathered to celebrate the first-ever Christmas season at the Lundgren Centre . “We’re having an old-fashioned Christmas dinner, ” said Elaine Sinnamon, organizer of the Dec. 13 event.

PENHOLD - An Innisfail RCMP officer was dragged five metres by a fleeing angry suspect in his vehicle after being stopped by Mounties outside the Penholder Inn.

INNISFAIL – New development at highways 2 and 42 means Red Deer County residents could soon be seeing double.

INNISFAIL – Johns Manville continues to share the Christmas spirit. For many years employees at the local plant have raised donations for the Innisfail Christmas Bureau and the Innisfail and District Food Bank.

RED DEER COUNTY - The rural municipality has passed its operating and capital budgets for 2019 and the county is "holding the line" on spending.

BOWDEN - The Town of Bowden has seen a gigantic drop in its water costs this year since it hired a company to stop leaks by lining about half of its manholes in the community. Town council learned of those savings during a recent regular meeting.