Innisfail News

It happens everywhere and affects everyone. Bullying occurs in schools, in the workplace and even online. Feb. 24 is Pink Shirt Day, a day for Canadians, Albertans and Innisfailians to stand up to bullying.

Sometimes it helps to have extra support when dealing with a crisis of any kind.

Innisfail's St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School, like Catholic schools across the country, marked the beginning of Lent last week. This year Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Tuesday, was on Feb. 9.

The Town of Bowden has presented area resident Dale “Colonel” Saunders with a plaque for his 2,000th horse racing win and his contributions to the community.

There promises to be plenty of kindness shown for this year's local Family Day events. The Family Day celebrations in Innisfail on Monday, Feb. 15 are being hosted by the Town of Innisfail, with huge help from the Innisfail Kinsmen.

The Town of Penhold is preparing for a new proposed manufactured homes park development in its newest community of Oxford Landing. It is an area that could provide its citizens a more affordable housing option. During a recent council meeting on Jan.

There was a proclamation sent out worldwide last week from southeast Asia that the ancient country of Burma had proudly sworn in its first democratically elected parliament in more than a half century.

Community organizers are delighted with the local response to this year's national Family Literacy Day activities. The Penhold and District Library joined libraries across the country for the national celebration on Jan. 27. “It was a great event.

If the world needs an example of how to make love last they only need look to Marvin and Mary Latimer of Innisfail. Their love story began Feb. 6, 1960. That was the day they pledged their love forever.

The RCMP's Priority Crimes Task Force, with the assistance of the Innisfail detachment, has arrested four people in connection to a pair of executed but unrelated search warrants last week. The first task force search warrant was executed on Jan.