Innisfail News

The Central Alberta Science Fair was held at Bower Place Mall March 30-31. Many local students participated after placing at their schools' science fairs. Several did well, bringing home an array of medals or special awards for their projects.

Creating braces and artificial limbs has been Andrew Reimer's career for the past 12 years. Owner of Legacy Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc.

Shank call The Innisfail RCMP were called to Bowden Institution after an inmate created a shank. The police were called on March 26. The inmate has been charged with possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public.

The building business is booming in Penhold while Innisfail is off to a steady start when it comes to building permits issued so far in 2012.

A candidate-forum for the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake riding is being put on by the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce on April 10. The forum will be at the Innisfail library/learning centre and will start at 7 p.m.

An open house held on March 28 yielded five new volunteers for organizing Innisfail's third annual Relay for Life event but they're still looking for more.

The man charged in relation to a deadly crash that left four people dead and one person injured has been released on bail.

Rolling out a façade grant program for downtown businesses and the updating of the off-site levy bylaw are two of five urgent priorities identified by council last week. “It looks good,” said Coun.

Wilf Edgar has earned himself a spot on Team Canada for next year's World Senior Curling Championships. Lead Edgar competed in the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Abbotsford, B.C.

Students at École Innisfail Middle School can now tap into the digital education world. The school recently purchased three iPads for student use making the middle school the third in the district to offer the device, said vice principal.