Innisfail News

French immersion students at École St. Marguerite Bougeoys School arrived at school Thursday morning to find their scarecrow family, on display outside, had been vandalized.

Before stepping down as council rep for the Penhold Fire Department, Chad Hoffman addressed the rest of council and the public about his concerns for the department.

Unknown suspect(s) made off with a number of hand and power tools following a break-in at the Town of Innisfail’s maintenance yard late last month.

Groundwork on Innisfail’s new fire hall could begin before the end of the month following the awarding of the construction contract to a St. Albert company. Innisfail town council voted Sept.

The decision to accept the recreation agreement with Red Deer County was defeated by council 4-3 Tuesday night. “I know we’ve been talking about sitting down with Red Deer County for a better arrangement for costs,” said Coun.

A well-regarded art teacher, two local hockey talents, a Cinderella baseball team and a dedicated volunteer are among those recognized by the Town of Innisfail with Community Service Awards this year.

Construction on a new school in Penhold must begin by next summer if it’s to open on time, said Superintendent Kurt Sacher from Chinook’s Edge School Division Tuesday.

The Town of Innisfail has approved a joint use agreement with Chinook’s Edge School Division that will allow students and members of the public to use each group’s facilities.

For the fist time in nearly a decade, uniquely created scarecrows will not line the service road on 50th this Thanksgiving weekend. The Scarecrow Festival will be taking a hiatus this year, confirmed Innisfail community facilitator Heather Fletcher.

Innisfail RCMP is investigating after assailant(s) used a four-wheel drive vehicle to pull a bolted-down safe out of the Spruce View post office last month.