Innisfail News

Ivan Daines' big bash – the 40th annual Friends and Heroes County Music Pick-nic -- was everything he could have possibly hoped for. Even the weather gods cooperated, mostly.

Innisfail RCMP would like to question a suspect pursued by Red Deer police who allegedly has been using counterfeit money while driving through fast food restaurants.

For struggling Albertans with little or no credit, in need of emergency funds, help has finally arrived. On Aug. 1, Phase 1 of Bill 15, An Act to End Predatory Lending, came into effect.

It will be a feast for a good cause. The Innisfail Growers, with help from sponsors Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Dominion Securities, is holding a Feast In the Field fundraising event on Aug. 19 at the Jungle Farm just north of town.

Half a century of volunteer firefighting excellence and bravery in Innisfail has been honoured by Canada's highest office.

It's a celebration of country music and rodeo. The 40th annual Ivan Daines Friends and Heroes Country Music Pick-Nic takes place Aug. 10 to 14 at the Daines Ranch and Rodeo Grounds, six kilometres north of Innisfail.

After more than two and a half decades since building the Innisfail Twin Arena the town has finally decided to give the facility large, glitzy modern-day exterior signage.

For the past 13 years Innisfail senior Bernice Stewart has been a regular visitor to Cook Lake, a small spring-fed body of water that is the migratory home for countless birds.

For the third straight year Arleen Frank is ready to fight cancer. The Innisfail resident will participate in the 8th annual Enbridge Ride To Conquer Cancer on Aug. 6 and 7 in Calgary.

After dodging the bullet for more than 18 months from the provincewide economic downturn, the home resale market in Innisfail, Penhold and Bowden is now bending from recessionary blows.