Innisfail News

An oil leak discovered on Dodd's Lake on Friday morning has been contained and is now being cleaned up.

It's impossible to measure the shock Penhold citizens felt during the early evening hours of April 10 as they watched in horror as the Wild Rose Manor quickly turn into a complete inferno, and then collapsing in a heap.

Taxi services in Innisfail may be undergoing a facelift after a Red Deer taxi company was stopped by a peace officer last week.

A meeting with Parkland Foundation member municipalities and officials from Alberta Municipal Affairs has produced fresh optimism the provincial government will significantly help with the cost of replacing the aging Autumn Glen Lodge.

Red Deer Housing Authority (RDHA) subsidized housing tenants will be seeing a change in housing application and rent setting application procedures.

It was shortly after 5:40 p.m. last Thursday when Sara Hollar was awakened by a loud commotion while sleeping with her 18-month-old son Colton in their first-floor apartment suite at Penhold's Wild Rose Manor.

A local pharmacist arrested in February for allegedly stealing thousands of narcotics pills while working at Shoppers Drug Mart was formally charged last week.

An oil leak discovered on Dodds Lake on Friday morning has been contained and is now being cleaned up.

Innisfail's economically challenged citizens have a glimmer of hope that some day they might be able to afford the fees for the town's recreational services.

Innisfail RCMP are trying to find out who and why gunshots were fired at a Penhold residence earlier this month. Police said a report was made to the Innisfail RCMP detachment shortly after 9 a.m.