Innisfail News

The Innisfail stage of the second annual Tour of Alberta was a resounding success with nearly 120 professional cyclists bursting from the gates with a shotgun start amidst cheers from the enthusiastic crowd.

The town has finally opened the door wide for immediate and massive residential and commercial development in the city's southern Woodlands area.

Innisfailians have enthusiastically answered the call for more volunteers to help stage the biggest event in the town's history -- a globally watched festival around Canada's largest professional cycling race that will be watched by tens of millions

École John Wilson Elementary School has a new principal.

Returning students to Innisfail's schools will see the completed multi-million dollar modernization of their surroundings first-hand. Each of the three schools, Ecole John Wilson Elementary School, Ecole Innisfail Middle School and Innisfail Jr./Sr.

Penhold's 2014 Fall Festival is going to be a celebration to remember. With events running from September 12 to 14 at the Penhold Regional Mulitplex, there will be something for everyone.

Innisfail's first block party of the summer was an unqualified success. Last Saturday's block party on 46A Street Crescent was organized by Jack Hill, Arlene Sillings and Cuma Tailor.

A fallen police officer's best friend has been honoured before the public and media, a moving event that brought back the heartbreaking memory of the grief endured by the surviving partner before millions of Canadians last spring.

A gas leak near the town's Information Tourism Centre last week forced the evacuation of several businesses and institutions but the emergency was quickly resolved within two hours without harm to any citizen.

Bowden town council has postponed for a month a decision on whether to purchase a three-ton truck. Council made the decision during its regular council meeting Aug. 11.