Innisfail News

Sometimes it just takes a step in the right direction. For Innisfail's Doug Holsworth that meant walking 260,000 steps to help raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

There was fun, excitement, and plenty of splashes of mustard on young faces. But teachers and principals at the Welcome Back Barbecue welcomed all with open arms on Aug. 31 at the Innisfail Schools Campus.

Dozens of cyclists put the pedal to the metal in the fight to end multiple sclerosis. The 22nd annual Johnson MS Bike Tour took place across Central Alberta on Aug. 27 and 28.

It has been about 40 years since Russ Klemmer has tried his luck on a skateboard. Nevertheless, the 47-year-old Kinsman still understands how important it is to build a modern skatepark facility for Innisfail.

New ideas, new people and a new name. The River of Life Pentecostal Church, formerly known as Parkland Community Church has been a part of the community since the 1960s.

Finance Minister Joe Ceci's announcement of Aug. 23 that Alberta's deficit has ballooned to $10.9 billion has elicited criticism from the usual suspects whose chief complaint is that the government is not reining in spending.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have reached a tentative agreement. The draft agreements reached on Aug. 30 will apply to both bargaining units – urban, and rural and suburban mail carriers (RSMC).

The arrest of two Innisfailians by local RCMP in connection to serious firearms offences triggered the execution of a search warrant by the Priority Crimes Task Force that led to the seizure of additional weapons.

Innisfail's horseshoe community is throwing cold water on the chosen location of the new skatepark.

Calling all car enthusiasts. The annual Weekend of Wheels is returning with a two-day event Sept. 10 and 11, and will feature the Show & Shine car show and the 100-foot shootout.