Innisfail News

Many across the province are rallying together to help Fort McMurray after a devastating wildfire destroyed at least 1,600 buildings and forced the evacuation of almost 90,000 citizens.

There is a "Platter that Matters" at The Loft Society office in Innisfail. And the community has responded with overwhelming generosity. More than $1,200 has been collected to help Fort McMurray adults with developmental disabilities.

Andy Laing knows all about fire disasters. He had family members in Slave Lake in 2011 when a massive blaze turned their lives upside down.

On Wednesday May 4, he started out with just himself, his dog and his black pickup.

Innisfailian Blair Wall has been going to Fort McMurray on and off for the past 10 years to work in the oil sands but has never had a journey like the one this week.

Albertans across the province have been closely watching the wildfires and devastating situation unfold in Fort McMurray. Innisfailians Gerald and Karen Bradbury are two of them.

Many across the province are rallying together to help the City of Fort McMurray after a devastating wildfire destroyed at least 1,600 homes and numerous businesses. Residents in Innisfail are among them.

Innisfail and Penhold fire departments are on standby ready to immediately dispatch firefighters to Fort McMurray to help control the raging wildfire that has already consumed 10,000 hectares of land, destroyed or damaged 1,600 structures and forced

Charges are pending against an area tow truck driver in connection to a deadly two-vehicle crash last weekend that claimed the life of a Cremona teenager and left another in critical condition.

Penhold council is lowering municipal taxes to help its residents through today's tough economic times.