Innisfail News

INNISFAIL - It was a cold and wet morning late last month when Serena Bos was making her rounds at Discovery Wildlife Park to do chores around the animal enclosures.

INNISFAIL - The town is determined to seek funding help from senior levels of government for a solution to the deepening local concern over community rail safety, notably at the controversial White Rock Crossing. "We definitely want to move forward.

INNISFAIL -The saying around town this time of year goes that rain or shine the golf game will go on, rain or shine.

BOWDEN -- A public hearing will be held this week (July 8) regarding a proposal to rezone a chunk of land — which includes the site of the old Lions Community Hall — to residential multi-family district.

INNISFAIL - The critically important role of operations manager for the Town of Innisfail is suddenly vacant.

INNISFAIL – If you want to ensure a happy, attentive crowd will come to your party bring the food.

BOWDEN — Greg Skotheim, Bowden's chief administrative officer (CAO), is the town's new director of emergency management (DEM). Skotheim made that suggestion and council ratified it during its June 24 meeting.

INNISFAIL – Just a handful of Innisfail residents showed up for the second annual Relay with Town Council. The informal evening event took place at the Innisfail Library/Learning Centre on June 20.

INNISFAIL – Students, seniors and other members of the community partnered together to raise awareness about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The second annual Walk the Talk event took place in the gym at Innisfail Middle School on June 14.

INNISFAIL - Following repeated "super dangerous" games of chicken with trains by young school children, the town is redoubling its efforts to end the potentially deadly activity at a popular unregulated railway crossing area near the schools campus.