Innisfail News

Nov. 12 was the first official council meeting of the newly elected council. Councillors did meet Oct. 28 for an organizational meeting but last week's was the first chance for the new members to get down to business.

The town has agreed to contribute $16,137 to the cost of a waterline that will service an industrial area that was first eyed for development nine years ago. At council's regular meeting on Oct.

Innisfail RCMP is expected to lay charges against local citizens in connection to a massive burglary bust in the region on Nov. 8 that resulted in the recovery of tens of thousands of dollars of stolen property.

Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne has finally sent local MLA Kerry Towle a letter about the funding issue for five-year-old Brooke Aubuchon but it's being tossed aside as “bureaucratic nonsense.

RCMP from Red Deer has laid multiple drug and weapons charges against four men, including one Innisfailian, who are believed by police to be connected to organized crime.

An Innisfail man is facing drug trafficking charges following a routine traffic stop in town last week. Innisfail RCMP Staff Sgt. Chris Matechuk said at about 1:30 a.m. on Nov.

The town has formally filed an objection to the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) on AltaLink's plan to build a new electrical power infrastructure through the southern edge of the community -- charging it will have negative economic and social impa

Although on a bit of a hiatus, the Forth Junction Project is still a go, says Penhold's Paul Pettypiece.

It was not long in coming.

As the holiday season approaches, local music lovers will soon be able to enjoy the gifts and offerings of some very talented Canadian musicians when they return to Innisfail later this month.