Innisfail News

INNISFAIL - Town council has stayed firm for the 2017 budget. There will be no town-imposed tax increases for next year. In fact, there could be property tax decreases for many, depending on assessment values.

INNISFAIL - Town council has approved a new cost-conscious remuneration policy for its firefighters. The new policy, which takes effect Jan.

INNISFAIL - Tyler Dupont is not Canada's Worst Driver. The 44-year-old Innisfail resident, however, made history when he was chosen as the final graduate – most improved -- in the finale in Season 12 of Canada's Worst Driver.

INNISFAIL - École John Wilson Elementary School shared the festive spirit with its annual kindergarten Christmas concert. The event is held every December and showcases talent and progress made by kindergarten students.

BOWDEN - The Town of Bowden may soon eliminate its requirement for business licences for those who are deemed to be community residents. Non-residents would still have to pay those fees.

PENHOLD – There's a silver lining for many Penhold residents in 2017. The Town of Penhold approved its 2017 operating and capital budgets at the Dec.

Embattled Innisfail CAO Helen Dietz has decided to retire from municipal politics. The decision by Dietz, who made her announcement at a town staff party on Dec. 9, is effective July 1, 2017.

INNISFAIL – Concertgoers packed the Innisfail Church of the Nazarene for the annual Inter-Church Christmas Musical. Close to 500 people attended the two-day event on the evenings of Dec.

INNISFAIL - The Golden Poplar District Girl Guides, including many from Innisfail, recently held their annual fall camp in Sylvan Lake.

INNISFAIL - Dozens of people braved the frigid cold and chilling wind to experience the CP Holiday Train come to Innisfail for the third consecutive Christmas season.