Innisfail News

Sandra Wright sat in a neighbour's kitchen last week at Westwood Mobile Home Park and told friends about an encounter long ago between a former trailer park resident and an elected official.

The sound of marching air cadets echoed through the former Penhold Canadian Forces Base (CFB) at Springbrook as the 48th and final Air Cadet Summer Training Centre (PACSTC) unfurled the Canadian flag for opening day on July 4.

When Kevin Bradshaw was 12 years old he was already doubling up on career ambitions - as an aspiring young businessman and a photographer.

After several months' absence from the Innisfail marketplace Greyhound passenger and cargo services are once again available locally.

Innisfail RCMP are investigating separate incidents of copper wire theft that occurred in two rural locations in the Dickson area. The first incident, according to RCMP, occurred sometime in the evening or early morning hours of June 18 and 19.

Grade 1 students are a little more safety conscious after a half-day of safety presentations from Ag for Life and Innisfail community partners.

The figures are finally in and the great snow dumps of winter past have left their nasty mark on the town's budget.

It all comes down to one day and three hours. The graduating class of Innisfail Jr./Sr. High School celebrated 12 years of education in the Innisfail Middle School gymnasium in front of nearly 400 parents, grandparents and dignitaries on June 26.

At more than 700 pounds and standing about seven feet tall, Keno was the “gentle giant” of Discovery Wildlife Park.

The 2014 Innisfail Senior High graduating class has two valedictorians. In an unlikely circumstance, Courtney Orton and Shawn Abraham were named co-valedictorians of the 2014 Innisfail graduating class on June 24, ending the year with identical 89.