Innisfail News

It is a good day for Mike Lawrence. He may be unemployed and facing multiple criminal charges that could send him to jail, but the day is still looking just fine. He is clean and sober. Lawrence, 39, has been that way for more than 90 days.

The Town of Innisfail will soon have a new modern phone system that will add another information delivery component to the municipality's communications strategy. On Aug.

They danced the jig, they sang, ate bannock, regaled each other with stories, and proudly displayed their sashes.

At 90 years old Esther Vermillion is looking to be the Scarecrow Queen of 2014.

It takes more than hail to put a damper on Doug Edgar's spirits. Since May, the Innisfail area has seen five hailstorms, each of which has left a destructive swath in its path. Edgar Farms has seen damage in each of those storms.

Hundreds of people are attending the weekly Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) shows at the facility just outside of Innisfail. Every Wednesday between Victoria Day and Labour Day, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

The Town of Innisfail is getting ready to recognize its best and most influential citizens of 2014. Every year the town recognizes local citizens for outstanding contributions to the community.

The town is building a football-field-long elevated sidewalk along the south side of Lakewood Drive – a project hoped to end a nagging four-year unwanted parking problem for at least one business. On Aug.

The Penhold Regional Multiplex will soon have a concession and lounge service provider after Innisfail's Nummies By Mummies was awarded the contract on July 28.

An intense summer hailstorm swept through Innisfail and area on Aug. 6 damaging property and crops with pea-sized ice balls leaving a layer of snow-like precipitation in its wake. Late in the evening on Aug.