Innisfail News

Chinook's Edge School Division will work to correct a $3.5-million shortfall in instructional and administration funding as it prepares its 2013-2014 budget, say officials.

Penhold council members expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of receiving a proposal from the local seniors group to partner on an LED sign along Highway 2A.

A single bull fetched $75,000 during the Mountain View Bull Sale in Innisfail on March 23. It was the largest amount paid for a single bull at the Innisfail Auction Market in its history.

A study of kindergarten students who live in the region that includes Penhold revealed 37.26 per cent of children analyzed experienced difficulty or great difficulty with language and thinking skills. This was in stark contrast to the average of 29.

Innisfail ranked first out of 42 Albertan communities which FortisAlberta measured for electricity reduction as a result of Earth Hour.

Break and enter Early March 22 an employee of Innisfail Welding arrived at a work site west of Highway 2A north of town to find a robbery in progress.

Innisfail town council amended the town's 2013 tax rate bylaw before it carried second and third readings but the amendment won't affect the 1.5 per cent increase property owners face this year.

The rumours turned out to be true this week as officials confirmed none other than country music superstar Gord Bamford would sing the national anthem during championship matches at the 2013 Senior AA/A Investors Group Hockey Alberta Provincials in I

An agreement between Central Alberta school divisions and Red Deer College will provide new opportunities for both students and staff in Chinook's Edge School Division, superintendent Kurt Sacher said.

Town staff should be fully compensated for professional development travel beyond provincial employment requirements, Penhold councillors agreed during a discussion at their regularly scheduled meeting March 11. Coun.