Innisfail News

The Innisfail Seniors Drop-In Centre will soon be sporting new $50,000 washrooms.

The 28th annual Rotary Club of Innisfail Golf Classic hit a hole-in-one. Close to 90 golfers turned out on July 10 to support the Innisfail Rotary Golf Classic on a warm, wind-free day at the Innisfail Golf Club.

It was a year ago on July 27 when Innisfailian Doug Whorrall proudly donned his uniform and solemnly stood at the cenotaph to honour the 60th anniversary of the ceasefire of the Korean War.

A three-year “David against Goliath” battle between a group of Innisfail-area residents and AltaLink over the transmission company's planned $51- million line upgrade and substation has ended in victory for the determined locals.

The ramifications of last spring's devastating Penhold Wild Rose Manor fire is still being felt with the owner fighting a tax bill and questioning whether he will rebuild on the site.

The inaugural Innisfail Eagles Sportsman Dinner and fourth annual Golf Tournament was an unqualified success.

Red Deer Regional Airport was the busiest regional airport in Canada for 2013, according to a recently released federal government report.

The green flag is ready for the fourth annual Weekend of Wheels on Sept. 13.

Following weeks of controversy and overwhelming public opposition, the Town of Innisfail is now looking at a different option for the relocation of its waste transfer site.

Hercules can best summed up the film tagline, “Before he was a legend, he was a man.” The most recent incarnation of Hercules, Dwayne Johnson, carries on the tradition of former strongmen Steve Reeves, and Kevin Sorbo in the title role convincingly.