Innisfail News

Why is it that when you want to put a car show together and someone says “let’s have a theme” they always pick the 50s? I am getting a small inkling of why. It’s because of guys like these in the above picture. The “Igniters”.

This year’s Innisfail Weekend of Wheels is revving up to be bigger and better than before. And Jodi Desjardins is hoping to capitalize on the crowds. “The men are there for hours,” she said of the show that runs until 4 p.m.

Deadlines are quickly approaching for community service awards and organizers are urging people interested to fill out nomination papers. “…It’s about the community,” said Shelley Gagnon, community services director for the Town of Innisfail.

Innisfail town council moved ahead with second reading of a bylaw amendment that will increase disposal charges at the town’s transfer station but held off on final reading in order to give councillors more time to examine the proposed changes.

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.