Innisfail News

The value of building permits issued in Penhold as of the end of June has already exceeded the total value of permits issued in 2011. Penhold town council received the numbers current to the end of June during the July 10 meeting.

It's going to take 30 people to power the Big Bike when it shows up in town Aug. 1.

Senator Bert Brown travelled to Innisfail July 17 to hand deliver a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to recipient Gerald Kemp. “I was quite amazed they would think of little old me,” said Kemp, smiling.

The Innisfail Historical Village is putting on a spooky show with this year's edition of the popular ghost walks on Friday nights. This year's remaining walks will run July 27, August 10, 17 and 24.

Property auction upcoming Four properties could go up for auction in the fall if taxes aren't paid. Council agreed last week to market value reserve bids on four properties because property owners haven't paid their taxes in three years.

Local inline hockey player, Jordan Rathwell, just came back from California where he spent the week competing at the Amateur Athletic Junior Olympics International tournament.

The humidity that marked last week's summer weather debut is forecasted to be on its way out according to a senior climatologist with Environment Canada.

Penhold's town council has decided to take the step of calling Municipal Affairs in for a municipal inspection review rather than wait for a petition asking for the same to be submitted.

The whistle will continue to blow through Innisfail. Council resolved not to pursue a whistle cessation initiative with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. during the July 9 meeting.