Innisfail News

INNISFAIL – Downtown Innisfail will soon be filled with muscle and mopar, as the Weekend of Wheels returns to Main Street. The annual fundraiser presented by the Innisfail Kinsmen Club takes place Sept. 14 and 15.

Former Sundre River Valley School principal Allan Tarnoczi has been elected chairman of the Chinook’s Edge School Division. Board elections were held during the annual organizational meeting in Innisfail on Sept. 11.

PENHOLD – Becoming a firefighter involves hours of learning and training. The Penhold Fire Department is holding an open house for its cadet program at the Penhold fire hall from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 12.

Today, Sept. 10, marks World Suicide Prevention Day and messages of hope abound. In Premier Jason Kenney's address to Albertans today, he said too many Albertans know the profound and lasting pain that’s left over when a person ends their own life.

INNISFAIL – Friends, family, colleagues and members of the Innisfail community gathered on Saturday to pay respect to, celebrate the life of and remember Jim Brittain.

PENHOLD – It’s an end of summer tradition. Families, local residents and visitors took in the annual Penhold Fall Festival from Sept. 6-8.

INNISFAIL – It’s a night that brings the community, people and organizations together. Innisfail’s Fall Registration Night is taking place at the Innisfail Arena from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 10.

INNISFAIL – Members with the Henday Association for Lifelong Learning were at the Innisfail Farmers Market on Thursday, Sept. 5 raising awareness about the importance of literacy. Sept.

OLDS - More needs to be done, including action by the federal government, to address ongoing mental health concerns in Canada’s agriculture community, according to Red Deer-Mountain View Conservative MP Earl Dreeshen.

INNISFAIL - While conducting targeted patrols as part of an enforcement project, Innisfail RCMP and members of the Innisfail General Investigation Section (GIS) observed suspicious property located on crown land near Rge. Rd.