Innisfail News

Innisfail and area volunteers are joining in celebrating National Volunteer Week 2014 that will include a dinner hosted by Innisfail's Family Community Support Services (FCSS).

The Innisfail Eagles may have already gone through the proverbial cleaning out of the lockers act as a means to officially mark the end of the season but senior team officials are already looking ahead to next year.

The town had a $411,000 budget surplus in 2013 and it's now being targeted for five priority projects. “We usually have a surplus. We always have a contingency.

Mountain View Publishing scribe Tim Lasiuta is now scribbling pulp fiction tales about spooks.

Red Deer County is about to take a more active role in the local business community with its decision to investigate the Innisfail and District Chamber of Commerce.

Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church has reason to celebrate. The spring bazaar, held on March 15, was a success, attracting over 100 people and raising close to $3,000 for the new church office to be built in the overflow section of the foyer.

Innisfail's Wachter group's vehement opposition to the proposed Hazelwood substation and power lines was front and centre at the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) hearings in Red Deer last week.

The sounds and rhythms of Uganda's Watoto Children's Choir will be resonating through the halls of Innisfail Jr/Sr High on April 8 in the student gathering area.

Parkland Foundation is hiring a project manager to lead the way in the replacement of the aging Autumn Glen Lodge for low-income seniors but member communities, including Penhold and Innisfail, are still concerned over the issue of funding.

Tempers flared and confusion reigned at the Innisfail Seniors Drop In Society meeting last week, resulting in the resignation of society president Lester Bishop amidst frustration within the group.