Innisfail News

Red Deer MP Earl Dreeshen has thrown in his name to run in the upcoming 2015 federal election when his longstanding riding will be split in two.

For one magical week at the beginning of the month Rosefield Centre was transformed into Sochi, the site of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Proponents for seniors' safety have stepped up their pressure on the provincial government to make sprinkler systems mandatory since the tragic Quebec fire last month that claimed up to 30 seniors' lives.

A $5,368 bill from Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) for railway crossing maintenance has caught the Town of Bowden off guard.

It has been the best of times and the worst of times for Innisfail's Batten disease child Brooke Aubuchon. During the Christmas holidays she received a huge delightful surprise from American-based Archie Comic Publications.

To meet Shawn Bernard is to see someone completely likeable and so certain of himself. The 41-year-old First Nations man is friendly with a captivating smile, the sort of person that instantly draws people.

They are big and once again Super Bowl television superstars. And they are Innisfail's favourite giant bruins. Whopper and Ursula, the lovable big Kodiak bears at Discovery Wildlife Park, were smash hits during this month's televised Super Bowl game.

The youth of Innisfail have received a post-Christmas present with their new Youth Programming Facility. More than 75 people came through the doors on Jan.

Parkland Foundation member communities have expressed strong reservations over a letter distributed by the agency about future plans and financing options for the aging Autumn Glen Lodge. A Dec.

Red Deer County has denied a request from the town's Parent Advisory Council to support the cost of the planned $348,740 playground project at the Innisfail Schools Campus.