Innisfail News

Innisfailians gave so generously over this past holiday season they helped set an all-time record for donations to the Innisfail and District Food Bank.

Funds, donations and needed items have been pouring in for Innisfail's first confirmed Syrian refugee family, sponsored by Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.

2015 was a year of giving back to the community. Penhold's Stewart Ford led the way with his triumphant effort to restore the region's “national treasure” – the sacred First World War-era Memorial Hall drop curtain -- for the entire country.

Didsbury resident Allan Berdahl said when he received a phone call on Dec. 17 from the RCMP telling him an arrest had been made in the murder of his son more than eight years ago, he thought it was a scam.

The curtain may rise on a new adult theatre group in Penhold in 2016. Director Rick Flikkema wants to bring adult one-act productions to the stage. “I thought let's give it a try and see what happens,” said Flikkema.

Tornadoes are powerful and often devastating forces of nature. Students in grades 5 to 8 at Innisfail Middle School learned first hand about tornadoes during a recent presentation by Canadian storm chaser Ricky Forbes.

Innisfail's Zach Smith knows how to turn a disappointing situation into a positive one.

For more than a decade Johns Manville has given to families in need during the Christmas season. This year, the local business continues their spirit of giving with another significant donation of $9,057.

Innisfail businesses continue to step up big to help those in need this Christmas. NWP Industries is one of them ñ raising a total of $2,243 in cash and several bags and boxes of food donations as well.

A recent police drug bust in Innisfail proves Alberta's leading public health problem is dangerously active in town. On Dec.