Innisfail News

While most young children in Innisfail are developing appropriately, a large percentage are experiencing difficulty or great difficulty in communication skills and general knowledge and language and thinking skills, according to information compiled

A Penhold woman who was abducted and sexually assaulted by a man dressed as an RCMP officer in 2009 told lawmakers in Ottawa that Canada has a long way to go to address a culture of victim-blaming, in order to make abused women feel comfortable comin

The Town of Innisfail will not permanently close a part of 60th Avenue and 42nd Street after council shot down the proposal following a public meeting on the matter.

Year-to-date building permit totals are down $882,000 from this time last year in Penhold, though March 2013 raked in $415,800 more than March 2012, according to a report prepared by town planning and development officer Tricia Willis.

Innisfail town council gave administration the thumbs up to negotiate a contract with the City of Red Deer for fire dispatch services after it approved, in principle, a preliminary proposal for services.

Engineers will perform a geotechnical analysis and create a grading plan for an area being considered for a new residential subdivision in the Napoleon Lake area.

Last week the provincial government announced it had reached a tentative seven-year agreement with the Alberta Medical Association after a bitter period of soured negotiations.

Popcorn popped, water balls spun, and country music twanged at the 2013 Innisfail Trade and Leisure Show at the arena April 19-20.

A man is facing a number of charges after he was stopped driving a stolen vehicle while impaired on April 12 just after 9:15 a.m., according to Innisfail detachment RCMP.

At the age of 14, Jeff Carlson broke his legs in a motorcycle accident and was told he might never walk again. Though he ended up recovering rapidly, the experience left a profound impression on the way he perceives the built environment.