Innisfail News

PENHOLD – The Town of Penhold has passed its Community Standards Bylaw, which will regulate public consumption of cannabis once it becomes legal on Oct. 17.

INNISFAIL - The town's law enforcement folks are engaging the public over a cup of coffee. On Sept. 13 police and peace officers held their first Coffee with a Cop session with citizens at the Arena during the weekly farmers market.

INNISFAIL – A local coalition continues to help families with young children. Envision Children First, Innisfail’s Early Childhood Coalition, held its annual Fall Family Festival at the Innisfail and District Historical Village on Sept. 8.

INNISFAIL – The annual Scarecrow Festival has been cancelled. However, it could still go on if volunteers step up to organize and run the event.

INNISFAIL - Town council has given the green light to a three-month pilot program that will increase the handivan's hours of service, an initiative giving local seniors and handicapped citizens a viable transportation option for the evenings and on w

INNISFAIL – Calling all soap box derby enthusiasts. The Innisfail Lions Club is proposing a soap box derby for Innisfail, providing there is enough public interest.

INNISFAIL - It was a cold and blustery day on Sept. 12 but that did not frighten dozens of eager golfers who enthusiastically headed to the Innisfail Golf Club to take in a special not-to-be-missed round.

PENHOLD – While some municipalities in the province are banning all public consumption of cannabis -- including Innisfail and Red Deer, Penhold will allow it, albeit with a myriad of regulations and with plenty of potential confusion for citizens.

PENHOLD – It keeps growing bigger and better. The Town of Penhold welcomed dozens of families for its annual Fall Festival at the Penhold Regional Multiplex Sept. 7 to 9.

SPRUCE VIEW - Innisfail RCMP and firefighters throughout Central Alberta have concluded their probe into a house fire in the Spruce View area after finding an elderly man deceased in the home. At 10:22 a.m. on Sept.