Innisfail News

BOWDEN - A 93-acre site, once the pioneer location of the town's largest employer, is the new home for what is claimed to be Canada's largest pet resort.

BOWDEN -- Town councillors are welcoming a new project by RCMP to create a crime mapping tool in communities throughout Alberta. It will enable residents to view, through the Internet, where and when certain crimes are happening.

INNISFAIL – Microbreweries have been popping up all over Alberta and now Innisfail has a part in the booming business. Dark Woods Brewing recently held its grand opening at Boots and Barrels.

INNISFAIL - The Innisfail Lions Club and the Town of Innisfail have finally completed their new playground project for the Anthony Henday Campground.

BOWDEN - Town council has passed a bylaw authorizing tax collection to balance its 2018 budget. That bylaw was passed during a May 14 council meeting. The budget itself was approved April 23.

INNISFAIL - A Red Deer man wanted in connection to an armed robbery last fall in Alix was finally arrested this month by local Mounties in Penhold.

PENHOLD – The town's economic growth will continue in 2018 with some help from the Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP).

INNISFAIL - Local Mounties are teaming up with Innisfail Victim Services this month to host the 5th annual Crime Prevention BBQ. The public open house at the Innisfail RCMP detachment building will be held Thursday, May 24 between 11 a.m. and 1:00 p.

INNISFAIL - The former United Conservative Party MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake has waived his right to a preliminary inquiry on sexual assault and sexual interference with a minor charges.

PENHOLD – Affordable daycare is coming to Penhold. The Alberta government recently announced an expansion to its $25-a-day daycare program in the province.