Innisfail News

The operating budget for the Innisfail library was the topic of discussion Nov. 25 during council's second session of budget talks.

Old-time music fans will be tapping their toes Dec. 7 to the fiddle and piano music of Blaine Lutwick and Laurie Maetche at the Century Theatre.

A BobCat operator hit a gas riser beside a Penhold building last week. Just after 2 p.m. the Penhold Fire Department and Atco Gas representatives responded to a gas leak at the 1200 block of Highway 2A.

Penhold town council held its initial budget presentations Nov. 28 and left a big question lingering. During the presentations, Nancy McAteer, public works manager, explained that finding funds for a new intersection will be a challenge.

Angry families are coming forward with disturbing stories about the provincial government's hotly debated 100-kilometre, first available bed policy.

More Innisfail-area residents are coming forward voicing their concerns about the proposed route for the new AltaLink substation near Innisfail. But their concerns are different than those filed by the Town of Innisfail as mentioned in the Nov.

A recent council decision will go a long way to filling a “void” in programming for teens and tweens in Innisfail.

Innisfail fire Chief John Syroid is a man who finds it difficult to hang his helmet for the final time. The veteran fireman, the town's fire chief for the past 10 years, is now retired. His last official day on the job was Oct.

The multiplex will be bursting with festive activity this Friday in celebration of the third annual Penhold Community Christmas. “We are going to kick it off with a big lighting of the tree event,” said Julie Dallaire, community services manager.

Reaction to the potential skate park from the public has been slow in developing but citizens have weighed in on the Town of Innisfail Facebook page.