Innisfail News

The 2016 Community and Business Award nominees have been announced.

Emergency crews quickly contained a recent potentially hazardous fuel spill in Penhold. Local firefighters were called to a fuel spill at the Centex gas station on Friday, Sept. 30 at 2:30 p.m.

Innisfail firefighters are frustrated and confused over the abrupt and controversial firing last month of their popular chief. In a show of solidarity, 25 uniformed firefighters appeared at town council on Sept.

For 22 years Operation Food Lift has been helping feed the needy in Red Deer. Sky Wings Aviation Academy held its annual food drive for the Red Deer Food Bank on Sept. 25 at the Red Deer Regional Airport.

Fourlane Ford has stepped up huge for youth in Innisfail and across the region.

The future for Chinook Center School students and their transition to École John Wilson Elementary School next fall appears uncertain. Following an information meeting Oct. 4 many questions remain.

There's a new face at the helm of the Innisfail Library/Learning Centre. Sara Kepper is the new manager and is no stranger to the workplace or her colleagues.

Close to 30 students of First Nations, Metis and Inuit heritage in grades 5 to 12 in Innisfail are set to participate in the first-ever Indigenous Youth Conference hosted by the Chinook's Edge School Division.

Cami Mix, left, and Phoenix Redmond bob for doughnuts during a carnival hosted at the Alliance Church on Sept. 22.

Expect to find a "crafter's haven" this weekend when the Artwaves West show takes place from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 at Olds College and the Pomeroy Inn & Suites.