Innisfail News

The town has completed two public forums as the first part of its seniors' needs assessment to create an age friendly community for the elderly population, and now comes a detailed survey.

BOWDEN - For the fourth year in a row hundreds of Bowden Institution inmates have been making a positive difference. They have chosen to “to reach out beyond the fence” by walking hundreds and hundreds of mile in the prison yard.

PENHOLD - Red Deer educator Everett Tetz is stepping up to help Penholders make their skatepark dream a reality.

DIDSBURY – It's tough to imagine what soldiers went through in the trenches during World War I and II. Some soldiers actually passed the time making beautiful art, using items that are more associated with death and destruction than beauty.

'Tis the season to be filled with joyful moments, great company and plenty of laughter. Those seasonal attributes can also be found in Innisfail Town Theatre's fall production of Social Security, a romantic comedy by Andrew Bergman.

The Town of Penhold is moving aggressively ahead with annexation plans that will double the physical size of the community. The completed annexation plan between the town and Red Deer County is expected to keep pace with the town's growth.

INNISFAIL – The town's new fire chief has arrived. Gary Leith, 50, officially began his new job Monday, Oct. 31. Originally from Liverpool, England, Leith brings more than 30 years of experience to his new job.

INNISFAIL - Hundreds of women packed the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion auditorium on Oct. 22 for the Kinette Club of Innisfail's 38th annual Dinner of Diamonds.

INNISFAIL - Operation Christmas Child is underway. Every year Innisfail and the surrounding communities join others across Canada to help bring joy to needy children and families during the holiday season.

A proposed partnership between Eckville Co-op and Central Alberta Co-op may soon be a reality. News of the proposed partnership through amalgamation, which will affect the Innisfail Co-op, came in late October.