Innisfail News

The Town of Innisfail is objecting to AltaLink's controversial preferred route through Central Alberta and has sent a senior staff member to make a presentation at the Alberta Utilities Commission hearing in Red Deer.

Penhold town council has taken issue with an Alberta Transportation request for the Highway 42/Waskasoo Avenue intersection over safety and traffic standards concerns.

Speaker of the Alberta legislature Gene Zwozdesky has apologized to Innisfail students, teachers and parents who witnessed rude and surly behavior by MLAs during a school visit to Edmonton last fall.

St Patrick's Day was celebrated on March 17 and many citizens found different and unique ways to celebrate the day of the Irish.

Tree-clearing work will begin this month for the development of the 12-acre Napoleon Meadows subdivision.

Rink users at the Penhold Multiplex will be facing higher fees during the 2014/2015 season after a recent council meeting passed a motion to come closer to cost recovery.

Legomainiacs unite! Bricks4kidz is coming to Innisfail on March 25 to the Innisfail Arena to help kids celebrate all things superhero, as long as they are made from the brightly coloured bricks and kits.

The community of Pine Lake is shocked over the “terrible” vandalism committed to the venerable Holy Trinity Church – crimes of extensive destruction to the historic interior that included the chilling chalkboard message, “The devil was here”.

Town council has approved an administration request to support a grant application to the province from the member municipalities of Parkland Community Planning Services (PCPS) to fund the preparation of a marketing strategy and a business and strate

Penhold's fire chief is counting down the days until the new fire truck is ready to roll. “We received the refurbished fire truck from Eastway Tank in December,” said Jim Pendergast.