Innisfail News

INNISFAIL – An Innisfail man charged with manslaughter in connection to a local street death last month has been released on bail. Malcolm “Nathan” Bourgeois, 41, was scheduled to make his second court appearance on May 15 but it was adjourned.

Victoria Day is officially celebrated on the Monday closest to May 24. That is the day that was declared in 1901 by the Canadian government, to honour Queen Victoria following her passing. It usually falls on the third Monday in May.

Members of the Innisfail Garden Club joined local gardeners for a recent work bee at the Innisfail Community Garden. Mid-May is typically the time of year when gardeners prepare gardens and plant seeds for the growing season.

Royal watchers and residents of Innisfail and surrounding communities gathered at the Innisfail and District Historical Village on May 11 to celebrate the birth of a new royal baby. They welcomed the news by holding a Royal Baby Tea.

This year the Knee Hill Valley 4-H Beef Club is proud to say we have a strong club of 26 members.

INNISFAIL -- The Bike Rodeo is being resurrected.

PENHOLD - An urgent Mayday call was issued early Wednesday afternoon when local firefighters were trapped in a house fire after a floor collapsed. "It was a scary situation but nobody panicked.

PENHOLD – The Penhold Regional Multiplex is going green. Town council recently approved a solar panel project for the multiplex at a council meeting on April 8. The project is the first of its kind in Penhold.

INNISFAIL - The provincial and federal governments should act now to address vaping by young people and the negative impacts associated with the practice, according to area school board trustees.

CALGARY -- It was a race like no other. Straight up to the top of the 55-storey Bow building in downtown Calgary. That's 775 vertical feet, or 1,204 steps, and doing it in full firefighter duty gear, including air packs without a face mask.