Innisfail News

Eleven house pets have perished as a result of a rural house fire outside the Bowden Institution east gate. The blaze, which started shortly before 6 p.m. on Jan. 27, destroyed the single-family dwelling at 35039 Rge. Rd. 10.

The town is set to increase residents' rates for sanitary utilities as it gears up to fully utilize the new multi-million dollar South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission (SRDRWC) system by 2015. At council's regular meeting on Jan.

Regional airport czar RJ Steenstra touched down in Innisfail last week and spoke of its economic benefits to the local chamber of commerce.

The Innisfail Eagles continued their hot play with a 4-1 win on the road Feb. 1 against the Okotoks Drillers. Innisfail goalie Bryce Luker was the star of the game for the Eagles, turning away 49 out of the 50 shots the Drillers fired on him.

Donna Lohnes has been to Mount Kilimanjaro and back and lived to tell Innisfail Rotarians about it at their recent regular meeting.

The Innisfail Jr./Sr. High School Adelaide-on-Brighton teacher exchange is now complete with the arrival of Ian Jenkinson and his family. Jenkinson has been teaching at Innisfail Jr./Sr.

The province has committed up to $12 million to modernize …cole John Wilson Elementary School, the second phase of a massive project that will rejuvenate the local school campus.

The wait is almost over for the opening of the new Youth Programming Facility in Innisfail in the old Parkland Community Church.

The Town of Penhold continues its enviable growth. During the Jan. 13 council meeting, two new subdivisions were approved overwhelmingly. They included 23 large single-family lots and the Palisades, which will comprise 51 residential lots.

A new term promising growth and achievement has begun at the Senior Drop-In with the election of some new executive and board members at our January annual meeting.