Innisfail News

PENHOLD – In his brief address to assembled guests and citizens Stewart Ford borrowed a quote from Winston Churchill. ‘‘There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies,” said the retired businessman.

INNISFAIL – Discovery Wildlife Park has been approved for a significant development upgrade that will include two new cabins for its campground. At council’s Jan.

INNISFAIL – Local Mounties have released their year-end crime statistics for 2017 and as expected, total property crimes are the highest since at least 2013.

INNISFAIL – A near capacity crowd of about 200 angry and frustrated citizens attended the first Rural Crime Town Hall meeting organized by area MP Earl Dreeshen.

BOWDEN – A new $90-million motor oil re-refinery proposed for a site near Bowden has taken a big step forward in becoming reality. Gen III Oil Corporation announced on Jan.

PENHOLD – The first meeting of the year at the Penhold Fire Department featured a welcome by Mayor Mike Yargeau and award presentations to a pair of firefighters.

OLDS – Town council has approved a couple of proposals from companies that plan to produce medical marijuana in Olds. Plans call for both to be located in the Southeast Industrial Park, just west of Highway 2A, near the cemetery.

Chinook’s Edge School Division (CESD) officials are currently working on revisions of administrative procedures and policies to deal with the pending legalization of cannabis.

INNISFAIL – Administration gave town council its first briefing last week on the many issues the municipality will have to consider as Innisfailians prepare for the upcoming legalization of cannabis.

BOWDEN – They have raised the roof and now they have opened the doors for a peek. Sometime next month community groups in Bowden will enthusiastically begin to use the town’s long-awaited new $1.9-million community hall.