Innisfail News

Living with dementia can often be a difficult and overwhelming experience. That is one reason why the Innisfail Dementia Support and Advocacy group was formed last spring.

Town council has given the green light for the reconstruction of 1,400 metres of the northeast trunk main, one of the municipality's three main sanitary sewer lines. The project will start this year and is expected to take 12 weeks to complete.

A proposed new Off-site Levy Bylaw has been presented to council, an initiative designed to bring in more funds to pay for future development infrastructure without burdening ratepayers with higher taxes.

Students in Grade 11 and 12 at Innisfail High School have been rehearsing for their final class production of the semester. “It's a parody of Greek theatre. It's called The Idiot and the Oddity,” said Rob Burton, a drama teacher at the school.

Local businesses and members of the public are invited to learn about the economic forecast for 2016 and how to thrive in the current climate during the first annual business conference.

The average homeowner in Innisfail will see an increase of about three per cent in their utility bills this year. On Jan.

Thieves broke into an upscale Aspen Heights home earlier this month and stole a variety of valuable family items.

The Innisfail Legion Pipe Band has a new pipe major at the helm. Bryn Chambers has been part of the Innisfail community for eight years and a member of the pipe band for the past five.

A quarter-century dream to develop the west and north sides of Napoleon Lake has taken a big step towards reality, despite concerns from nearby residents the 28-acre project could adversely impact its pristine natural integrity.

A Central Alberta man, a suspect in armed robberies in Olds and Red Deer, was denied bail along with a teenage woman by a Red Deer judge last week.