Innisfail News

INNISFAIL – The Town of Innisfail is looking for a few angels - snow angels, that is. Volunteers are needed for the annual Snow Angel Program, which pairs volunteers with other residents who need someone to shovel their walkway when it snows.

The Notley government has introduced new legislation that, if passed into law, could help better protect convenience store workers across the province.

INNISFAIL/PENHOLD - Enrolment numbers at Innisfail and Penhold schools have remained relatively steady compared to last year.

Flags honouring 128,000 fallen and missing Canadian soldiers and RCMP officers line Highway 11 near Sylvan Lake. Innisfail resident and veteran Michael Barclay helps out with the annual Flags of Remembrance efforts here in Central Alberta.

MARKERVILLE – Ron Bradley's grandfather is a Canadian war hero from the Battle of Vimy Ridge and his story of unforgettable courage and valour is being proudly displayed in Penhold. Lance-Cpl.

Noble Riders Horse 4-H club members kicked off their 2017/2018 season with a beautiful fall trail ride. On Oct.

PENHOLD - After 19 years serving on Penhold's municipal council, Dennis Cooper can look back and see that he made his mark. Cooper served two terms as mayor and the rest as a councillor. He was defeated by Michael Yargeau on Oct.

INNISFAIL - There are some town-wide efforts underway to help raise awareness of family violence this month. Town council has declared November family violence prevention month and on Nov. 1, town staff dressed in purple to help raise awareness.

It's early, however the campaign for the next general election in Alberta started when Jason Kenney was elected the leader of the United Conservative Party.

When my cousin Brian Lesko and I discovered the lost and forgotten gravesite of my uncle Walter last summer in Winnipeg's Brookside Cemetery it got me thinking there was one more visit I had to do.