Innisfail News

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

Quietly and humbly, the Gwendale Elks club has made two important donations in the communities of Innisfail and Penhold with a goal of making a positive difference towards improved literacy and access to local programming.

Nasty mischief-makers were out last week at the Innisfail Ski Hill. They cut the ski hill's tow rope in two places, one of them completely through.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is adding new resources in the Central zone to help free up ambulances to respond to emergencies. AHS has signed an agreement with Associated Ambulance to provide non-ambulance transport (NAT) service, which began Jan.

Fifteen months after the town welcomed its first-ever professional taxi service an illegal cabbie problem is causing havoc.

Many Canadians, including Albertans, can expect a somewhat shorter and warmer winter this year, according to weather specialists with Environment Canada.

Citizens wanting financial assistance from the town's Community Grant Program can now apply twice a year.

Plans to sponsor a second Syrian refugee family in Innisfail are moving forward.

The Innisfail Fire Department's request to town council to move forward with more than $12,000 worth of repairs to a fire truck has been approved. The request was made to town council at its Dec. 14 regular meeting.

We are very grateful for the publicity on the historic log house – built by local pioneers David and Isabella (Bella) Sinclair -- that was featured in the Innisfail Province on Dec. 8, 2015.