Innisfail News

INNISFAIL - First reading has been passed by town council on local regulations for the upcoming legalization of recreational cannabis and administration is proposing a total ban on public consumption anywhere in the community.

BANFF - A Penhold man is facing several Criminal Code charges in connection to rural crime offences in Banff National Park and Canmore.

INNISFAIL – Voters in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake will have their say starting today (July 3) for their new provincial MLA. Advance polls are open July 3, and run every day until July 7.

INNISFAIL - Town council has approved the purchase of a combined engine and rescue firefighting truck that will arrive for service next year at a cost of more than half a million dollars.

INNISFAIL - When local teen Zike Maree was asked to accept the first-ever Bates Wardle Award she had no idea its origin was a miracle almost 70 years earlier in a sunburnt dusty southeastern Alberta village.

INNISFAIL - The town is revving up for an encore of last year's immensely successful Canada Day celebration at Centennial Park. The celebration at Centennial Park on Saturday, June 30 will officially begin at 5 p.m.

INNISFAIL - The outdoor market at the Henday Centre mall parking lot returned this month for its fourth year. And the popcorn man is back with his good tasting treats, including real fresh lemonade.

BOWDEN - The new community hall in Bowden is now officially the Paterson Community Centre after the $2.4-million facility at 2101 27 Ave. near Highway 587 was officially opened June 16.

EDMONTON - As the summer months welcomes motorists across the province, RCMP say it's important to work together to ensure driver and passenger safety.

OLDS - Longtime therapeutic riding volunteer Linda Leggette has received an award for her efforts with the Mount View Special Riding Association (MVSRA) in Olds.