Innisfail News

Occupational Health and Safety is continuing its investigation into the death of a 43-year-old woman on a rural property near Bowden. The woman died as a result of injuries she received when she was thrown from a horse mid-afternoon on August 23.

Innisfail RCMP members will be out educating drivers about school zone safety this week as local students get set to head back to their classrooms on Thursday. For most of the month of September, Innisfail RCMP Const.

Registering for town-run recreation programs just got a whole lot easier after the official rollout of Innisfail’s new online registration program earlier this month.

A smoke shop is set to open its doors this coming Thursday. The Chad Smokehouse 420 franchise will be opening its ninth location September 1st on 50 Street. “We sell smoke related products,” explained Michael Thorton, co-owner of the new business.

Talking on a cellphone while driving is on its way out in Alberta. So is texting and programming GPS devices. The new law will come into effect September 1st. “People shouldn’t be driving and talking on their phone anyway,” said Beth Jessop.

Local Métis youth Erin Konsmo said her trip to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues earlier this summer was an eye-opening experience. The forum, an advisory body to the U.N.

Ottawa’s blast to the past has Innisfail’s military veterans giving a royal thumb’s up.

The Town of Bowden is actively pursuing replacement of its garbage truck. Council passed a motion at the Aug. 8 meeting to direct administration to look into either purchasing or leasing a new truck or to purchase a used truck.

Two people remain at large and two others are facing charges related to a drug bust executed Thursday evening in Innisfail.

An 80-year-old great-grandmother took her birthday celebrations to new heights last week - 12,500 feet to be exact.