Innisfail News

Innisfail's 2014 Property Tax Bylaw is now law. On April 14, town council passed second and third readings of the bylaw and assessment and taxation notices will be sent out to property owners by the end of April.

Skatepark enthusiasts in Penhold are ramping up their efforts to have skateboards roll south of the multiplex and the new Penhold Crossing School.

Old Man Winter may still have one more big shot left in this near record season of bitter cold and heavy snowfalls but town work crews are braving the risk by hitting the streets in force with annual spring maintenance. Potholes are being repaired.

Innisfail's Nicholas Ekelund competed with the world's best robotic teams and emerged one goal shy of travelling to St Louis for the American USFIRST championship.

Innisfail's Fourlane Ford is in elite company after being recently recognized with a 2013 President's Award by the Ford Motor Company of Canada.

Town council has set prices for the lots at the new Napoleon Meadows subdivision. At its April 14 regular meeting, council agreed to sell the 42 planned lots for between $109,000 and $139,000.

An oil leak discovered on Dodd's Lake on Friday morning has been contained and is now being cleaned up.

It's impossible to measure the shock Penhold citizens felt during the early evening hours of April 10 as they watched in horror as the Wild Rose Manor quickly turn into a complete inferno, and then collapsing in a heap.

Taxi services in Innisfail may be undergoing a facelift after a Red Deer taxi company was stopped by a peace officer last week.

A meeting with Parkland Foundation member municipalities and officials from Alberta Municipal Affairs has produced fresh optimism the provincial government will significantly help with the cost of replacing the aging Autumn Glen Lodge.