Innisfail News

For some students their degree is simply a ticket to a well-paying job or an interesting lifestyle.

A new child care option opened its doors in Innisfail in August. Miranda Hale, the centre director of the Innisfail Early Learning Centre, said while Innisfail has many day homes available this is the first licensed daycare facility in town.

The Spruce View School high school leadership class headed to the Healthy Active School Symposium Oct. 30 in Red Deer.

The Town of Innisfail has crafted a brand new school bus loop proposal they say will correct many of the concerns they had with the original plan drawn up for Chinook's Edge School Division by Rob Rabinovitch of Edmonton-based Workun and Garrick Part

Some wandering musicians will be strumming their stuff on stage at the Century Theatre Nov. 1. Calling the show Troubadours, five singer-songwriters will present their music in an informal, acoustic setting for the audience's enjoyment.

No one was injured after a helicopter fell about 20 feet after it took off from the Innisfail airport Oct. 18. According to an RCMP press release, police attended the scene at 10:39 a.m. Both the male and female in the aircraft were fine.

Council has revised its strategic priorities, committing to launch a number of projects by the end of 2012.

Some of the town's brightest lights were honoured in a well-attended gala celebration at the Innisfail Legion on Oct. 19. Awards were presented by the Town of Innisfail and the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce.

Unlike larger centres where taxi regulators control the price and quantity of the service supplied to the market on top of quality and safety, Innisfail is a different ball game.

Bowden Institution was locked down for about 24 hours after a knife went missing last week. “It was a kitchen knife that had gone missing from our private family visiting unit,” said Rita Wehrle, assistant warden of management services.