Innisfail News

The town has implemented its first-ever comprehensive drug and alcohol policy for its employees, one that includes a provision for mandatory drug testing on anyone suspected of being impaired at work.

The Innisfail Eagles have suddenly been given a chance to stand in the national hockey spotlight for their 70th anniversary in 2017.

Edmonton may be known as the City of Champions but Penhold can now claim itself as the Town of Millionaires.

The Innisfail Aquatic Centre was the scene of competitive wet fun on the weekend. The Innisfail Hurricanes Water Polo Club hosted a clinic on Jan. 30 for dozens of young male and female athletes to learn the finer points of the sport.

There is no such thing as a boundary between cowboys. They always stick together, take care of their own, and share their mighty hearts, especially in times of need.

Town council has approved a new fee rate structure for organizers of the annual Tournament of Champions Novice/Atom Hockey Tournament.

The RCMP's Priority Crimes Task Force has put down another major organized crime trafficking operation in the region and it has an Innisfail connection.

Seniors in Innisfail can look forward to a variety of activities, including some new programming at the Innisfail Seniors Drop-In Centre in 2016. And that is due largely to the addition of the centre's new program coordinator.

RCMP have nabbed a fugitive Penhold man for allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle. During the early morning hours of Jan. 19, Red Deer city RCMP stopped a vehicle in the city's 59 Avenue area, south of 67 Street.

Literacy will be in the spotlight during Family Literacy Day events this week in Innisfail and Penhold. Every year Family Literacy Day is celebrated on Jan. 27 in communities across the country and here in Alberta.