Innisfail News

Penhold's town council has decided to take the step of calling Municipal Affairs in for a municipal inspection review rather than wait for a petition asking for the same to be submitted.

The whistle will continue to blow through Innisfail. Council resolved not to pursue a whistle cessation initiative with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. during the July 9 meeting.

Despite their loss against Cochrane in the Kraft Celebration Tour last week, members of the Innisfail Minor Football Association hope to keep the momentum of support they drummed up last week continuing.

Things are heating up at the Innisfail Historical Village this Saturday with the second annual chili cook-off. Debbie Becker Matthie, village manager, said new this year is a fiddler jamboree that will play during the afternoon event.

The new Innisfail fire hall is getting closer to completion. “It's pretty soon,” said John Syroid, the Innisfail fire chief. He couldn't give an exact move-in date but said there's just a few things left before the department can occupy the space.

A tractor went up in flames on June 9 on a field just outside of Innisfail. “The hydraulic system failed on a tractor,” said Innisfail Fire Chief John Syroid. The tractor was in a green field but was “fairly close” to an oil pumping station.

Drug bust A sheriff pulling a vehicle over for speeding on July 6 ended up leading to the discovery of drugs and an illegal immigrant. At about 11 p.m. a sheriff pulled over a vehicle for speeding on the QEII.

It wasn't their usual time to buy a lottery ticket, but for Darcy Milligan and husband Michael Strelbisky, June 20 turned into their lucky day. The Penhold couple ended up winning $100,000 on the Lotto Max ‘Extra' June 22 draw.

Innisfail hosted the Canadian National Canoe Polo Championships at Dodd's Lake July 14-15. For more information, see story "National competition offers a chance for youth to learn," under the sports section.

A “labour of love” that took about three and a half months of work stands in Ken McCarthy's Penhold yard in the form of an unusual church. The church is unusual because of its size – it's miniature.