Innisfail News

The sounds and rhythms of Uganda's Watoto Children's Choir will be resonating through the halls of Innisfail Jr/Sr High on April 8 in the student gathering area.

Parkland Foundation is hiring a project manager to lead the way in the replacement of the aging Autumn Glen Lodge for low-income seniors but member communities, including Penhold and Innisfail, are still concerned over the issue of funding.

Tempers flared and confusion reigned at the Innisfail Seniors Drop In Society meeting last week, resulting in the resignation of society president Lester Bishop amidst frustration within the group.

For the second time in a year, the Town of Bowden has raised the cost of using its community bus.

With the resignation of Alberta Premier Alison Redford the battered Progressive Conservative party is forced to change course to erase a widespread public perception it's an ìOld Boys Clubî with a sense of entitlement, say local political insiders.

Innisfail citizen Floyd Wacker sees life a little differently now since he has won $100,000 courtesy of a LOTTO 6/49 draw. Wacker purchased the $11 quick pick winning ticket at the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion on Feb.

ìThe bunnies are coming! The bunnies are coming!î Those are the words Jacquie Linton, Ecole John Wilson Elementary School Grade 4 teacher, hears when Ley-Anne Mountain, of Naturally Nurtured Family Wellness, is scheduled to come to her classroom.

Jac and Jose Hoppenbrouwers are living a lifelong dream fully off-grid. The Innisfail-area residents own White Creek Meats, located off Rge. Rd. 25.

After being in Innisfail many years, the Innisfail Filipino community has finally organized and is ready to celebrate with a dinner and dance.

When the doors of Innisfail's Royal Theatre opened for the first time on Jan. 31, 1928, it was considered a crowning moment of cultural achievement for the town.