Innisfail News

The Town of Penhold received notification on Dec. 3 from Alberta Municipal Affairs that three funding requests totalling $668,000 have been given the green light.

Gordon Gowdy is Innisfail's invisible champion. No, he does not play hide and seek, but has been unseen thus far as one of a few select cutting horse riders who can call themselves world champion.

Cops were busy leading up to Christmas with a pair of drug busts in Innisfail and Penhold. In the early morning hours of Dec. 21 Innisfail RCMP members conducted a traffic stop in town that led to the arrest of two 18-year-old males.

If you build a playground, they will come. If you supercharge it, even more will come. That is the goal of three Innisfail mothers looking to enhance the existing shared playground at John Wilson, St.

Sundance Realty & Management Inc. is giving back to the community. The Innisfail and Area Food Bank recently received a donation from Sundance after a successful charity barbecue held earlier this year.

The Innisfail Christmas Classic was anything but that, but the spirit was willing. Hockey fans at the Innisfail Arena were treated to an 11 - 7 victory by the Orange team, the Elfs, over the White team, the Reindeer, on Dec.

The year 2013 witnessed huge headlines in politics, crime, and sports but no story generated a community-wide response like the issue of bullying. It all began when teenager Aidan Remple went skateboarding in Raspberry Park on Aug.

It has been a tough year for Canada's ruling federal Conservative Party but local MP Earl Dreeshen says the Tories and Prime Minister Stephen Harper – despite the ongoing Senate scandals – will rebound on their solid economic record.

Town council has taken the first step towards re-designating 32 and a half acres of private land in the southern edge of Innisfail to allow for the development of a 12,500-square-foot facility that will house new indoor recreational facilities.

It was record-breaking Innisfail generosity for the RCMP's 18th Annual Charity Check Stop. The event, held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 14 on Main Street, collected a total of $11,630.57 in cash and cheques.